Lighting device for thermostats

Description

FIG. 1 is an elevational view taken from the front of the thermostat lighting device of my invention and showing the unitary device including a hood and thermostat cover design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the thermostat lighting device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view taken from the side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view taken from the front of another embodiment of the thermostat lighting device of my invention;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an elevational view taken from the side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view of another embodiment of the thermostat lighting device of my invention; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof, the side, top and bottom views of this embodiment being the same as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, respectively.

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Patent History
Patent number: D426008
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 14, 1998
Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
Inventor: Jan C. Gilmer (Howard Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorney: Anthony G. Eggink
Application Number: 0/92,262
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined With Diverse Article (D26/51)
International Classification: 2605;