Input/output module for a programmable controller

- General Electric
Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of an input/output module for a programmable controller showing my new design wherein a conventional multi-pin connector is shown in phantom lines for information purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear and bottom perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D345144
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 1991
Date of Patent: Mar 15, 1994
Assignee: GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc. (Charlottesville, VA)
Inventor: Sherman G. Thomas (Earlysville, VA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: J. Sincavage
Attorney: James H. Beusse
Application Number: 7/640,001
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