Telescope mount

- Meade Instruments Corp.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of the telescope mount, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the right side thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the left side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing of the tripod legs in FIGS. 1-8, the broken line showing of the telescope tube in FIGS. 3 and 4, the broken line showing of the connector panel in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5-7 and the broken line showing of internal mount structures in FIG. 8 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D175388 August 1955 Braymer
D268768 April 26, 1983 Melsheimer et al.
D289057 March 31, 1987 Huckenbeck
D392657 March 24, 1998 Diebel et al.
3324758 June 1967 Rogers, Jr.
4682091 July 21, 1987 Krewalk et al.
4764881 August 16, 1988 Gagnon
Patent History
Patent number: D412920
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 17, 1999
Assignee: Meade Instruments Corp. (Irvine, CA)
Inventors: John C. Diebel (Newport Beach, CA), John E. Smith (Mission Viejo, CA), Clair A. Samhammer (Orange, CA), David M. Hines (Santa Ana, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer
Law Firm: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP
Application Number: 0/95,560
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Telescope (D16/132)
International Classification: 1606;