Front portions of a rotatable operating knob for latches and locks

- The Eastern Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing front, left and bottom features of a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing front, right and top features thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing front, left and top features of a second embodiment of our design; and,

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof.

Top, right, left and bottom views of the second embodiment are not shown inasmuch as they are identical to and would merely repeat what is already depicted in the top, right, left and bottom views of FIGS. 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for front portions of a rotatable operating knob for latches and locks, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D464249
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 26, 2001
Date of Patent: Oct 15, 2002
Assignee: The Eastern Company (Wheeling, IL)
Inventors: Timothy P. Laabs (Palatine, IL), Michael O. Misner (Lake Villa, IL), Thomas Heinrich (Streamwood, IL)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David A. Burge
Application Number: 29/151,213
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/343
International Classification: 0807;