Thermostat housing

- Honeywell Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the front, top, and left end of a first embodiment of a thermostat housing in accordance with the applicants' design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view as seen from the front, top and left end of a second embodiment of a thermostat housing in accordance with the applicants' design;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view as seen from the front, top and left end of a third embodiment of a thermostat housing in accordance with the applicants' design;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a right end elevation view of the thermostat housing embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 8 is a right end elevation view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the thermostat housing embodiment of FIG. 3.

The broken line showings are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The left end elevation views of the thermostat housing embodiments are mirror images of the respective right end elevation views thereof. The rear of the thermostat housing does not comprise any portion of the invention, and hence is not shown in the drawings.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D310340 September 4, 1990 Wada et al.
D315519 March 19, 1991 Odom et al.
D360145 July 11, 1995 Odom et al.
D360146 July 11, 1995 Gaskell et al.
D360147 July 11, 1995 Odom et al.
D363032 October 10, 1995 Odom et al.
D364350 November 21, 1995 Pasquarette et al.
D366429 January 23, 1996 Dexter et al.
5107918 April 28, 1992 McFarlane et al.
Other references
  • Carrier (United Technologies) product brochure form OMSTAT-1, entitled "Programmable Thermostat Homeowner's Guide" showing a generally frontal view of a Carrier thermostat; three black and white photographs of the Carrier thermostat from other angles.
Patent History
Patent number: D403972
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: Honeywell Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Alfred J. Gaskell (Hopkins, MN), Ralph E. Pasquarette (Jordan, MN)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Charles L. Rubow
Application Number: 0/73,175
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Temperature Regulator Or Thermostat (D10/50); Regulator Or Control (D10/49)
International Classification: 1004;