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Telescope mount

Granted 17 Aug 1999 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Meade Instruments Corp. · originally Meade Instruments Corporation

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Inventors: David M. Hines, John C. Diebel, John E. Smith, Clair A. Samhammer · Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 26 Oct 1998
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US D412920
granted 17 Aug 1999

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of the telescope mount, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the left side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tripod legs in FIGS. 1-8, the broken line showing of the telescope tube in FIGS. 3 and 4, the broken line showing of the connector panel in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5-7 and the broken line showing of internal mount structures in FIG. 8 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D16/132

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