Flip-up rotary control knob

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of my flip-up rotary control knob, shown on an exemplary cooktop of a cooking appliance;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top right perspective view of the flip-up rotary control knob of my design, with a section of the control knob shown in a retracted condition;

FIG. 3 is a top right perspective view of the flip-up rotary control knob of FIG. 2, with the section of the control knob shown in an extended condition;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the flip-up rotary control knob in its retracted condition;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the flip-up rotary control knob of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a right elevational view of the flip-up 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 flip-up rotary control knob in the retracted condition of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the flip-up rotary control knob in the retracted condition of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the flip-up rotary control knob, with the section of the control knob shown in its extended condition;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the flip-up rotary control knob of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a right elevational view of the flip-up rotary control knob in the extended condition of FIG. 3, with the left elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the flip-up rotary control knob in the extended condition of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the flip-up rotary control knob in the extended condition of FIG. 3.

The broken lines showing the cooktop in FIG. 1 and the mounting hole in each of FIGS. 8 and 13 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flip-up rotary control knob, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D132433 May 1942 Pellegrin
2798404 July 1957 Schaefer et al.
D182752 May 1958 Young
3066550 December 1962 Sundberg
3783708 January 1974 Witkowski
4018465 April 19, 1977 Ramler
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4616524 October 14, 1986 Bidoia
D297760 September 20, 1988 Paul
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Patent History
Patent number: D463246
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 2001
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 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: 29/149,933
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/306; D8/307
International Classification: 0806;