Outer surface of an operator housing
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the outer surface of an operator housing as oriented relative to a window sill and sash, shown in perspective, with a handle also shown in phantom;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the outer surface of an operator housing;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the outer surface of an operator housing;
FIG. 4 is a left end view of the outer surface of an operator housing, the right end being a mirror image; and,
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the outer surface of an operator housing, with the internal portion of the operator housing, which is not part of the inventive design, shown only in phantom.
The broken lines shown in FIG. 5 illustrate the inner rim of the rear of the operator housing, such inner rim being unclaimed subject matter. The solid line about the rear area defines the boundaries of the claimed subject matter.
| D173335 | November 1954 | Bancroft |
| D176653 | January 1956 | Blanchard |
| D179639 | February 1957 | Harby |
| D198202 | May 1964 | Morgan |
| D347569 | June 7, 1994 | Vetter et al. |
- Blaine Window Hardware Cat. .COPYRGT.1982; p. 22; operator 45.
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 12, 1994
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation (Owatonna, MN)
Inventors: Gregory J. Vetter (Owatonna, MN), Valerie M. Baldwin (Albert Lea, MN), Perry L. Virkler (Owatonna, MN)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Wood, Phillips, VanSanten, Clark & Mortimer
Application Number: 0/21,179
