Outer surface of an operator housing

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the outer surface of an operator housing as oriented relative to a window sill and sash (not shown);

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.

The broken lines in FIGS. 2 and 4 illustrate a component on the rear of the housing, such component being unclaimed subject matter.

The housing is normally mounted along its rear and bottom to a window sill and sash (not shown) and are not normally visible. Accordingly, the bottom view of the outer surface of an operator housing is not shown herein and is unclaimed subject matter. Similarly, the rear face of the housing, including any portion open to the interior of the housing, is unclaimed subject matter, such portion being indicated by the dashed boundary in FIG. 5.

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  • Truth Hardware brochure "Casement and Awning Operators" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "10 Lever Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "11 Rotor Gear Awning Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "11 EntryGard.RTM. Awning Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "12 Telescoping Push Bar Operators" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "15 EntryGard.RTM. Dual Arm Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "15 EntryGard.RTM. Dyad Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "15 EntryGard.RTM. Single Arm Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "15 Single Arm Operator (surface mount)" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "15 Split Arm Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "22 Pivot Shoe Roto Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "22 Scissors Arm Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "23 Single Arm Operator (Face-Mount)" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "23 Dyad Operator" (1993). Truth Hardware brochure "30 Op-O-Lock.TM. System" (1993). 1713001 Sep. 1992 Trademark Housing Design.
Patent History
Patent number: D375254
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 19, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 5, 1996
Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation (Owatonna, MN)
Inventors: Todd A. Anderson (Albert Lea, MN), Douglas G. Johnson (Blooming Prairie, MN)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Wood, Phillips, VanSanten, Clark & Mortimer
Application Number: 0/48,065
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8400