Wall plate

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a wall plate showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a back elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a right elevational side view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a left elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a wall plate showing our new design;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a back elevational view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a right elevational view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a left elevational side view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a wall plate showing our new design;

FIG. 23 is a front elevational view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 24 is a back elevational view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a right elevational view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a left elevational side view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 27 is a top plan view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a wall plate showing our new design;

FIG. 30 is a front elevational view of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 31 is a back elevational view of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 32 is a right elevational side view of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 33 is a left elevational side view of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 34 is a top plan view of the fifth embodiment; and,

FIG. 35 is a bottom plan view of the fifth embodiment.

The rear internal portions shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only are not visible from the front, and are not part of our design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429623
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 13, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 2000
Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (Minnetonka, MN)
Inventors: Andre R. De brey (Minnetonka, MN), Robert J. De brey (Edina, MN), Bradley Scott Kessler (Inver Grove Heights, MN)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 0/103,328
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8353
International Classification: 1105;