Wall-mountable lighting control panel

- Lutron Electronics, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the first embodiment of a wall-mountable lighting control panel of the design according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the wall-mountable lighting control panel of FIG. 1 (a back box, which does not form part of the invention, is shown in phantom);

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the wall-mountable lighting control panel of FIG. 1 (a back box, which does not form part of the invention, is shown in phantom);

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the wall-mountable lighting control panel of FIG. 1 (a back box, which does not form part of the invention, is shown in phantom);

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the wall-mountable lighting control panel of FIG. 1 (a back box, which does not form part of the invention, is shown in phantom);

FIG. 6 is an isometric projection of the wall-mountable lighting control panel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an isometric projection of the two button features of the wall mounted lighting control panel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an isometric projection similar to that of FIG. 7, but taken from a different angle;

FIG. 9 through 14 show a second embodiment of the invention and differ from FIGS. 1 through 6 respectively only in not having the button features of FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view of the bottom dual button design feature at the bottom of the wall-mountable lighting control panel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a view of the right most buttonof the dual feature of FIG. 15 as seen from the right hand side in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a view of the left most button of the dual button feature of FIG. 15 as seen from the left hand side in FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 18 is a cross section of the right most button of the dual button design of FIG. 15 taken across section line 18 in FIG. 15.

The rear view of each of the foregoing embodiments is plain and includes no ornamentality and, therefore, has been omitted from the drawings.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D184263 January 1959 McCarthy
D297405 August 30, 1988 Yandek et al.
D311382 October 16, 1990 Mayo et al.
D311485 October 23, 1990 Jacoby et al.
D311678 October 30, 1990 Graef et al.
D320786 October 15, 1991 Darnell et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D412491
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 3, 1999
Assignee: Lutron Electronics, Inc. (Coopersburg, PA)
Inventors: Noel Mayo (Philadelphia, PA), Ryan L. Abel (Scotia, NY), Susan M. Fox (Coopersburg, PA), Frederick J. Lind, III (Emmaus, PA), Jonathan T. Walter (Center Valley, PA), Joel S. Spira (Coopersburg, PA)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP
Application Number: 0/82,572
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Array Of Three Or More Identical Control Or Display Elements (D13/164)
International Classification: 1303;