Irrigation controller

- HUSQVARNA AB
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Description

FIG. 1 is a first top perspective view of an irrigation controller with its door illustrated in an open state, according to the new design;

FIG. 2 is a first bottom perspective view of the irrigation controller with its door, hinges, and electrical cord omitted to more clearly illustrate claimed portions of the irrigation controller;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the irrigation controller with its door, hinges, and electrical cord omitted to more clearly illustrate the claimed portions of the irrigation controller;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the irrigation controller with its door and hinges omitted to more clearly illustrate the claimed portions of the irrigation controller;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the irrigation controller with its door, hinges, and electrical cord omitted to more clearly illustrate the claimed portions of the irrigation controller;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the irrigation controller with its door, hinges, and electrical cord omitted to more clearly illustrate the claimed portions of the irrigation controller;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the irrigation controller with its door and electrical cord omitted to more clearly illustrate the claimed portions of the irrigation controller; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the irrigation controller in an alternate position with its front panel in a partially open state and with its door, hinges, and electrical cord omitted to more clearly illustrate the claimed portions of the irrigation controller.

The broken lines in the figures are included for the purpose of depicting unclaimed portions of the irrigation controller and form no part of the claimed design. A rear elevational view of the irrigation controller is omitted as no portion of the design depicted in that view is claimed. The door of the irrigation controller is partially depicted in FIG. 1. The door is unclaimed in its entirety and, therefore, no additional views of the door are presented in the drawings. As the front panel is presented in a partially open state in FIG. 8, an internal chamber of a body of the irrigation controller is partially depicted in that figure. The internal chamber is unclaimed in its entirety and, therefore, no additional views of the internal chamber are presented in the drawings. With respect to the front panel, only the four controls depicted in FIGS. 1-8 are claimed (i.e., the remainder of the front panel is unclaimed). Therefore, no additional views of the front panel (such as a rear view of the front panel) are provided in the drawings.

Claims

The ornamental design for an irrigation controller as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1100685
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2024
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 2025
Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
Inventors: Ronald Matthew Stuart (Clinton, UT), Timothy Michael Johnson (Woods Cross, UT), Quinton John Watson (Salt Lake City, UT)
Primary Examiner: Brett Miller
Assistant Examiner: Mary Anne Arntzen
Application Number: 29/939,033