Electrical receptacle
Granted 7 Mar 2006 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC · originally Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
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Inventors: Robert Paul Stocker, Jason O. Adams, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Robin C. Moseley +1 · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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2 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical receptacle showing our new design, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the third embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the difference from the first embodiment being the omission of apertures and a protuberance in a lower receptacle region, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 15 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 20 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference from the third embodiment being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 22 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 23 is a top plan view thereof;
FIg. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 25 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 26 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the fifth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the difference from the first embodiment being the form of certain apertures, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 28 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 29 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 30 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 31 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 32 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 33 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the sixth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference from the fifth embodiment being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 35 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 36 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 37 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 38 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 39 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 40 is a perspective view of the seventh embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the difference from the third embodiment being the form of one aperture, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 41 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 42 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 43 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 44 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 45 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 46 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the eighth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference from the seventh embodiment being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 48 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 49 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 50 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 51 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 52 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 53 is a perspective view of the ninth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the difference from the first embodiment being the omission of a protuberance in the lower receptacle region, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 54 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 55 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 56 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 57 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 58 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 59 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 60 is a perspective view of the tenth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference from the ninth embodiment being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 61 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 62 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 63 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 64 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 65 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 66 is a perspective view of the eleventh embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the difference from the ninth embodiment being that the apertures of the lower receptacle region are as in the fifth embodiment, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 67 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 68 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 69 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 70 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 71 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 72 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 73 is a perspective view of the twelfth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference from the eleventh embodiment being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 74 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 75 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 76 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 77 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 78 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 79 is a perspective view of the thirteenth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the difference from the ninth embodiment being that the apertures are as in the fifth embodiment, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 80 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 81 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 82 is a top plan view thereof;
›FIG. 83 is a bottom plan view thereof…
FIG. 83 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 84 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 85 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 86 is a perspective view of the fourteenth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference from the thirteenth embodiment being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 87 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 88 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 89 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 90 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 91 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 92 is a perspective view of the fifteenth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the difference from the ninth embodiment being that an upper receptacle region is as in the fifth or seventh embodiment, the portion shown in broken line being for environment only and not forming a part of the design;
FIG. 93 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 94 is a rear elevational view thereof, the rear being unornamented;
FIG. 95 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 96 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 97 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 98 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 99 is a perspective view of the sixteenth embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference from the fifteenth embodiment being the omission of the standard faceplate;
FIG. 100 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 101 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 102 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 103 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 104 is a right side elevational view thereof.
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