Wireless rain sensor

- Rain Bird Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a wireless rain sensor according to our new design in which various structural features formed on the bottom surface, the top cap and neck of the rain sensor are illustrated in broken lines for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the wireless rain sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left view of the wireless rain sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right view of the wireless rain sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the wireless rain sensor of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the wireless rain sensor of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wireless rain sensor, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Rainbird Corporation, “RSD Series Rain Sensor”, http://www.rainbird.com/landscape/products/controllers/rsd.htm, Dec. 2007, pp. 1-2, Rainbird Corporation, Tucson, AZ.
  • Hunter Industries, “Mini-Clik, The world's most simple, accurate, rugged, and reliable rain sensors”, http://hunterindustries.com/Products/Sensors/miniclikintro.html, Mar. 2006, p. 1, Hunter Industries Incorporated, San Marcos, CA.
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Patent History
Patent number: D625622
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 2009
Date of Patent: Oct 19, 2010
Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation (Azusa, CA)
Inventors: Venkat R. Mallela (Sahuarita, AZ), Gerald E. Peterson (Riverside, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Attorney: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 29/343,140
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Moisture (D10/56)