Foot switch controller

- A-dec, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front, top, and right side of the foot switch controller;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view; the left side elevation view of which would be a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front end view;

FIG. 5 is a rear end view; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view.

The broken line showing is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental elements only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D343826
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 19, 1992
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 1994
Assignee: A-dec, Inc. (Newberg, OR)
Inventors: Paul B. Krebs (Newberg, OR), Shawn R. Irwin (Newberg, OR)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston
Application Number: 0/1,651
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