Rotatable control knob with pivoting grip

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of my 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 rotatable control knob of my design, with a grip portion of the control knob shown in a lowered condition;

FIG. 3 is a top right perspective view of the rotatable control knob of FIG. 2, with the grip portion of the control knob shown in an raised condition;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the rotatable control knob in its lowered condition;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the rotatable control knob of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a left elevational view of the rotatable control knob in the lowered condition of FIG. 2, with the right elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the rotatable control knob in the lowered condition of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the rotatable control knob;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the rotatable control knob, with the grip portion of the control knob shown in its raised condition;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the rotatable control knob of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a left elevational view of the rotatable control knob in the raised condition of FIG. 3, with the right elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the rotatable control knob in the raised condition of FIG. 3.

The broken lines showing the cooktop in FIG. 1, a lower boss on the rotatable 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 a rotatable control knob with a pivoting grip, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D132433 May 1942 Pellegrin
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4616524 October 14, 1986 Bidoia
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Patent History
Patent number: D463726
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 2001
Date of Patent: Oct 1, 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: 29/149,929
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/306; D8/310
International Classification: 0806;