Brake controller

- Ford
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Description

This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/248,078, entitled “Steering Wheel Mounted Trailer Brake Controllers and Systems,” and filed on Apr. 8, 2014; and to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/487,425, entitled “Steering Wheel Mounted Brake Controller,” and filed on Apr. 8, 2014, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a brake controller of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the brake controller of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the brake controller of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the brake controller of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the brake controller of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the brake controller of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the brake controller of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a brake controller of our new design.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the brake controller of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a back view of the brake controller of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the brake controller of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a right side view of the brake controller of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the brake controller of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the brake controller of FIG. 8.

The broken line showing of the brake controller is for illustrative purposes only forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a brake controller, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D789898
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 2014
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 2017
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Russell Allan Sims (Grosse Ile, MI), Cary Ochen Diehl (Grosse Ile, MI)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Application Number: 29/487,428