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Top plate with a cover opening/closing mechanism

Granted 23 Oct 2018 · no office action yet

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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Inventors: Daisuke Morimoto, Yuki Susumago · Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/598,984
filed 30 Mar 2017
Publication
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US D831616
granted 23 Oct 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view 1 of…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view 1 of a top plate with a cover opening/closing mechanism showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view 2 thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is showing the perspective view of FIG. 1 with the cover removed;

FIG. 10 is another perspective view of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 11 is a left side view of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 12 is a right side view of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 13 - 13 of FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 14 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 14 - 14 of FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 15 - 15 of FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 16 - 16 of FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 17 - 17 of FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged view of section 18 - 18 of FIG. 14 ;

FIG. 19 is a partially enlarged view of section 19 - 19 of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 20 is a partially enlarged view of section 20 - 20 of FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 21 is a partially enlarged view of section 21 - 21 of FIG. 17 ;

FIG 22 is showing the perspective view of FIG. 1 in a first alternate position;

FIG. 23 is showing the perspective view of FIG. 1 in a second alternate position;

FIG. 24 is showing the perspective view of FIG. 1 in a third alternate position;

FIG. 25 is showing the perspective view of FIG. 9 in a first alternate position;

FIG. 26 is showing the perspective view of FIG. 9 in a second alternate position; and,

FIG. 27 is showing the perspective view of FIG. 9 in a third alternate position.

The broken lines shown in drawings represent unclaimed portions of the top plate with a cover opening/closing mechanism and form no parts of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/217

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USthis patentUS-D831616-SS123 Oct 201830 Mar 2017grantedTop plate with a cover opening/closing mechanism
JPJP-1581243-SS18 Jul 201730 Sep 2016grantedno title held

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