Housing for a smoke detector

- Pittway Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a housing for a smoke detector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, with the opposite side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof with the bottom being flat and unornamented;

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Other references
  • Nittan Model 2KH advertisement, believed to have been published in June. 1992. Tann 5400 Series Smoke Detector, two information sheets, believed to have been published on or about June 1992. System Sensor, Model 1800 2-Wire Systems Detectors, 2 pg. brochure, May 1988. System Sensor, 400 Series Next Generation Detectors, 2 pg. brochure, 1991. System Sensor, 4451/5451E2 Plug-In Thermal Detectors; 2 pg. brochure, June. 1992. System Sensor, 400 Series Ionization Smoke Detectors; 2 pg. brochure, Oct. 1991. System Sensor, 2851 Series 2/4/6-Wire Systems Detectors, 2 pg. Brochure, Oct. 1988. System Sensor, 5551B Intelligent Fixed Temperature Thermal Sensor With Integral Communications, 2 pg. brochure, 1991. System Sensor, 400 Series Plug-In Smoke Detectors, 4 pg. brochure, Jul. 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D360374
Type: Grant
Filed: May 18, 1994
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1995
Assignee: Pittway Corporation
Inventors: Lee D. Tice (Bartlett, IL), Eric W. Anderson (St. Charles, IL)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Marcus Jackson
Law Firm: Dressler, Goldsmith, Shore & Milnamow, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/23,087
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D10/106