Switch design

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Description

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material to which a claim for copyright and trademark is made. The copyright and trademark owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but reserves all other copyright and trademark rights whatsoever.

The switch design is useful for operating a vehicle. The switch design provides a switch to control operations associated with vehicle systems. such as, but not limited to, engine control, climate control, an integrated cellular phone system, a sound system (radio), a global positioning system (GPS), a video entertainment center (such as a DVD player). The switch design can be engaged to display data or control operations associated with, but not limited to vehicle speed, engine RPM, oil pressure, coolant temperature, battery voltage, vehicle maintenance reminders, climate control system settings, outside temperature, radio settings, integrated cellular phone settings, compass headings, video images, sound files, digital radio broadcasts, and navigational information.

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of an switch design in an exemplary operating environment;

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the switch design;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the switch design; and,

FIG. 4 is a side view of the switch design.

The broken line drawings shown in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a switch design, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D564974
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 1, 2005
Date of Patent: Mar 25, 2008
Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI)
Inventors: Frederick J. Berg (Auburn, MI), Timothy J. Bennett (Kawkawlin, MI), Alan C. Davis (Fenton, MI), Richard K. Riefe (Saginaw, MI), Ronald H. Dybalski (Oak Park, MI), Timothy M. Phillips (Fenton, MI)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Assistant Examiner: Thomas J Johannes
Attorney: Michael D. Smith
Application Number: 29/231,064