Operator handle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the operator handle in an operative position relative to an exemplary operator cover and window frame partially shown in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the operator handle;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the operator handle, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the operator handle;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the operator handle; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the operator handle.

The broken lines in FIGS. 5 and 6 surround interior surfaces of the handle design which do not form a portion of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
RE26508 December 1968 Stavenau et al.
D360357 July 18, 1995 Peterson et al.
D361490 August 22, 1995 Vetter
D369741 May 14, 1996 Harrison et al.
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3258874 July 1966 Martin
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4083264 April 11, 1978 Van Klompenburg
4253276 March 3, 1981 Peterson et al.
4937976 July 3, 1990 Tucker et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
75881 March 1995 CAX
1527723 October 1978 GBX
Other references
  • Truth Brochure for "Lever Operator" (p. 4), undated. Truth Brochure for "Roto Gear Awning Operator" (p. 5), undated. Truth Brochure for "Entrygard Dyad Operator" (p. 7), undated. Truth Brochure for "Split Arm Operator" (p. 8), undated. Truth Brochure for "Concealed Casement Hardware-Operator" (p. 8.1), undated. Truth Brochure for "Single Arm Operator (Surface-Mount)" (p. 9), undated. Truth Brochure for "Pivot Shoe Roto Operator" (pp. 3-3a), .COPYRGT.1988. Truth Brochure for "Single Arm Operator (Face-Mount)" (pp. 4-4a), undated. Truth Brochure for "Dyad Operator" (p. 5), undated. Truth Brochure for "Washability Casement Package" (pp. 6-6a), undated. Truth Brochure for "Entrygard Single Arm Operator" (pp. 3.7-3.7c), .COPYRGT.1993. Blaine Window Hardware Cat., p. 24, Crank Handle 327, .COPYRGT.1982.
Patent History
Patent number: D379917
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 21, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 17, 1997
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: Paula A. Mortimer
Law Firm: Wood, Phillips, VanSanten, Clark & Mortimer
Application Number: 0/42,936
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8308
International Classification: 0806;