Articulating rotary control knob

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D141840 July 1945 Stewart
2798404 July 1957 Schaefer et al.
D182752 May 1958 Young
3066550 December 1962 Sundberg
4018465 April 19, 1977 Ramler
4219232 August 26, 1980 Kouth
4616524 October 14, 1986 Bidoia
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5128503 July 7, 1992 Frantz
D344786 March 1, 1994 Short et al.
5585578 December 17, 1996 Shimotori
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Patent History
Patent number: D462598
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/306; D8/307
International Classification: 0806;