Control device

- Bestquint Limited
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a control device showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof as seen from the lower edge of FIG. 1; the right side, not shown, is the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top front and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof as seen from the left of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D391923
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 21, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 1998
Assignee: Bestquint Limited (Suffolk)
Inventor: Peter Martin Tracey (Bury St. Edmunds)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.
Application Number: 0/62,660
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Foot Operated (D13/167)
International Classification: 1303;