Electric foot switch

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the electric foot switch;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof with the left side being a mirror image of the right side;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the electric foot switch with an actuator knob and recess portion shown in broken lines;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the electric foot switch as shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the electric foot switch as shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the electric foot switch as shown in FIG. 7 with the left side being a mirror image of the right side; and,

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the electric foot switch as shown in FIG. 7.

The broken line portions of FIGS. 6-11 are to show illustrative or environmental structure which forms no part of the invention as claimed in these specific figures.

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Patent History
Patent number: D407379
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 30, 1999
Assignee: Reliance Medical Products, Inc. (Mason, OH)
Inventor: Gary G. Schwaegerle (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/84,824
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Foot Operated (D13/167)
International Classification: 1303;