Electronic key

- KNOX ASSOCIATES, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a first embodiment of an electronic key embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a second embodiment of an electronic key embodying our new design;

FIG. 10 is a bottom, rear and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.

Broken lines are used to illustrate features of the electronic key that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electronic key, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D881677
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 27, 2017
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2020
Assignee: KNOX ASSOCIATES, INC. (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: Michael J. Weiland (Phoenix, AZ), James McBride (Phoenix, AZ), Eugen C. Buican (Phoenix, AZ), Mark M. Howse (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Yolanda Robinson
Application Number: 29/601,948
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/347