Switch assembly

- Emerson Electric Co.
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Description

This application is concurrently filed with U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/121,628, which is entitled “Switch Assembly for Food Waste Disposer” and contains subject matter related to that disclosed herein.

FIG. 1 is an enlarged, perspective view of a switch assembly showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a back elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 1-6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The long dashed broken lines represent environment and the short dashed broken lines represent the unclaimed boundaries of the design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a switch assembly, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4488018 December 11, 1984 Hayashida
4665286 May 12, 1987 Hansen
5313031 May 17, 1994 Takahashi et al.
5324901 June 28, 1994 Hendel et al.
5486665 January 23, 1996 Le Rouzic
5563462 October 8, 1996 Strobl et al.
5744766 April 28, 1998 Sambar et al.
6481652 November 19, 2002 Strutz et al.
Other references
  • Photographs of an admitted prior art switch assembly of In-Sink-Erator, a divison of Emerson Electric Co., available before Jul. 16, 2002, 6-pages.
  • Photographs of an admitted prior art switch assembly of Whiterock Corporation of China, available before Jul. 16, 2002, 6-pages.
  • Photographs of a prior are switch assembly of In-Sink-Erator, a division of Emerson Electric Co., 6-pages.
  • Photographs of a prior art switch assembly of Whiterock Corporation of China, 6-pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D486797
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 2002
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2004
Assignee: Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Scott W. Anderson (Racine, WI), James Hansche (Racine, WI), Michael Beers (Elmhurst, IL)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Selina Sikder
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP
Application Number: 29/163,986
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Switch Or Casing Therefor (18) (D13/158)
International Classification: 1303;