Articulating rotary control knob
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FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of my articulating rotary control knob with pivoting grip, shown on an exemplary cooktop of a cooking appliance;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged top right perspective view of the articulating rotary control knob of my design, with a portion of the control knob shown in a retracted condition;
FIG. 3 is a top right perspective view of the articulating rotary control knob of FIG. 2, with the portion of the control knob shown in an extended condition;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the articulating rotary control knob in its retracted condition;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the articulating rotary control knob of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a right elevational view of the articulating rotary control knob in the retracted condition of FIG. 2, with the left elevational view being a mirror image;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the articulating rotary control knob in the retracted condition of FIG. 2;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the articulating rotary control knob;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the articulating rotary control knob, with the portion of the control knob shown in its extended condition;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the articulating rotary control knob of FIG. 3;
FIG. 11 is a right elevational view of the articulating rotary control knob in the extended condition of FIG. 3, with the left elevational view being a mirror image; and,
FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the articulating rotary control knob in the extended condition of FIG. 3.
The broken lines showing the cooktop in FIG. 1, a lower boss on the articulating rotary control knob in each of FIGS. 4, 6, 7-9, 11 and 12, and the mounting hole in FIG. 8 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.
Claims
The ornamental design for an articulating rotary control knob, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 2001
Date of Patent: Sep 10, 2002
Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Inventor: Theodore A. Becker (Cleveland, TN)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC
Application Number: 29/149,927
International Classification: 0806;