User input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel

- Brunswick Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a first embodiment of a user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel having a partially-illuminated ring according to our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of a second embodiment of a user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel having a partially-illuminated ring according to our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a third embodiment of a user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel having a partially-illuminated ring according to our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a fourth embodiment of a user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel having a partially-illuminated ring according to our new and ornamental design; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of a fifth embodiment of a user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel having an illuminated ring according to our new and ornamental design.

The back side of the user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel is not visible during normal use and forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a user input device for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1029729
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 4, 2024
Assignee: Brunswick Corporation (Mettawa, IL)
Inventors: Todd D. Dannenberg (Fond du Lac, WI), Ryan C. Abellera (Fond du Lac, WI), Matthew Z. Seta (Fond du Lac, WI), Mark W. Henker (Fond du Lac, WI)
Primary Examiner: Susan E Krakower
Assistant Examiner: Jerry Shiuan-Hua Hsu
Application Number: 29/678,949