Housing for a meter ratchet ring

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of housing for a meter ratchet ring of our new design, with the broken lines showing for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimer design;

FIG. 2 is a right-side elevation view thereof, the left-side elevation view being a mirror image of the right-side elevation view, except that the foreground portion of the locking mechanism at the rear of the housing will be in the background and the background portion will be in the foreground;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof wth indicators, displays and buttons shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an isometric view of housing of our new design, wherein no meter ratchet ring is connected to the housing;

FIG. 8 is a right-side elevation view of the housing of FIG. 7, the left-side elevation view being a mirror image of the right-side elevation view, except that the foreground portion of the locking mechanism at the rear of the housing will be in the background and the background portion will be in the foreground;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof with indicators, displays and buttons shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an isometric view of a meter ratchet ring our new design;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of the ratchet ring of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom elevation view being a mirror image of the top plan view;

FIG. 16 is a right-side elevation view thereof, the left-side elevation view being a mirror image of the right-side elevation view; and,

FIG. 17 is a rear elevation view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D308647 June 19, 1990 Mayo
Patent History
Patent number: D399154
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 1998
Assignee: Cruising Equipment, Company Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Richard L. Proctor (Seattle, WA), George A. Ure (Seattle, WA), William L. Merkes (Seattle, WA), Richard H. Young, Jr. (Seattle, WA), Steven H. Kahle (Edmonds, WA), Donald P. Aupperle (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Law Firm: Christensen O'Connor Johnson & Kindness PLLC
Application Number: 0/50,113
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D10/104
International Classification: 1005;