Remote control transmitter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transmitter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left-hand side elevational view thereof, the right-hand side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D219028 October 1970 Miller et al.
D351591 October 18, 1994 Chen
D375909 November 26, 1996 Dziersk et al.
D377458 January 21, 1997 Tsui
D377767 February 4, 1997 Doppelt et al.
D381662 July 29, 1997 Weissberg et al.
D383895 September 23, 1997 Christie
Other references
  • Photographs of the front of three key transmitters. The one shown at the lower left hand portion of the page, including the button marked "PANIC", is a Ford Motor Company transmitter that was on sale in the United States more than one year before the filing of the instant application.
Patent History
Patent number: D409577
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 24, 1997
Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (Elmhurst, IL)
Inventors: Loren E. Doppelt (Palatine, IL), Jean-Michel Robert Rotharmel (Palatine, IL), Gregory James Holderfield (Chicago, IL), Thomas Andrew Brookbank (Rolling Meadows, IL), Richard James Novy (Chicago, IL), Bernard J. Wojciak, Jr. (Naperville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 0/79,850
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Held Or Remote Type (D13/168)
International Classification: 1303;