Electronic key

- Knox Associates, Inc.
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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

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: D1015119
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 2024
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: David G Muller
Assistant Examiner: Christina Gabrielle Cosden
Application Number: 29/727,945
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/347