Electrical instrument housing

- Applied Power Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical instrument housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom elevational view thereof.

The broken line representations of a switch in FIGS. 1-4 and 6, indicator lights in FIGS. 1-2, a cord in FIGS. 1-5, magnetic feet in FIGS. 1 and 3-6, a speaker grill in FIG. 5, screw holes in FIG. 5 and a battery compartment door in FIG. 6 are exemplary and form no part of the invention .

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D235321 June 1975 Mahan et al.
D345703 April 5, 1994 Cervas
D396013 July 14, 1998 Leubke
5481185 January 2, 1996 Lane et al.
Other references
  • Applicant's Exhibit A--Ad page entitled "Positive I.D. With Ideal E-Z Check.RTM. Plus Circuit Identifier" of Ideal Industries, Inc., Sycamore, IL 60178, admitted prior art. Applicant's Exhibit B--Copy of both sides of packaging backing card of "Circuit Detective" of Northern Continental Technologies and copy of instructions for same. Applicant's Exhibit C--Cover, back, and p. 49 of Amprobe Test & Measurement catalog AC96, dated Feb. 1996, showing Amprobe BT-100 Breaker Tracer. Applicant's Exhibit D--p. 2 of A.W. Sperry Instruments Inc. catalog showing Model CS-500A Circuit Breaker Finder, and front and back of packaging backing card for same, admitted prior art. Applicant's Exhibit E--Copy of Instruction and Safety Manual for Greenlee 2007 Power Finder Circuit Tracer of Greenlee Textron Inc., Rockford, IL, dated Aug. 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D413824
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 14, 1999
Assignee: Applied Power Inc. (Butler, WI)
Inventors: Thomas M. Luebke (Menomonee Falls, WI), David L. Wiesemann (Pewaukee, WI), George R. Steber (Mequon, WI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/90,913
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Provided With Handle, Or Hand-held (D10/78)
International Classification: 1004;