USPatent applicationPatented

Dimmer switch

Granted 18 Mar 2003 · 1 office action

Application· this page
29/151,500
filed 13 Nov 2001
Publication
Not published
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Patent
US D471879
granted 18 Mar 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dimmer switch showing our new design,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the design of FIG. 1, the only difference being the pushbutton actuator is shown in solid black to indicate that the color of the pushbutton actuator contrasts with the color of remaining portions of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof,

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of the environment is for illustrative purpose only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/171

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Ted Shooman
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