Rotatable control knob with pivoting grip
Latest Maytag Corporation Patents:
- Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment
- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING ICE FROM A BOTTOM MOUNT REFRIGERATOR
- REFRIGERATOR WITH A WATER AND ICE DISPENSER HAVING AN IMPROVED ICE CHUTE AIR SEAL
- Refrigerator with tray on top
- Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled damper
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.
D132433 | May 1942 | Pellegrin |
D162734 | April 1951 | Hitchcock |
2798404 | July 1957 | Schaefer et al. |
3066550 | December 1962 | Sundberg |
3783708 | January 1974 | Witkowski |
4018465 | April 19, 1977 | Ramler |
4219232 | August 26, 1980 | Kouth |
4616524 | October 14, 1986 | Bidoia |
D297760 | September 20, 1988 | Paul |
D325865 | May 5, 1992 | Del Corno |
5128503 | July 7, 1992 | Frantz |
5585578 | December 17, 1996 | Shimotori |
6035492 | March 14, 2000 | Warshaviak |
6281453 | August 28, 2001 | Uleski |
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
International Classification: 0806;