Welding simulator console

- Lincoln Global, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a welding simulator console;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the bottom of which is unornamented;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a welding simulator console;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the welding simulator console of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the bottom of which is unornamented.

The broken lines shown in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a welding simulator console, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D631074
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 10, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 18, 2011
Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc. (City of Industry, CA)
Inventors: Carl Peters (Solon, OH), Erin L. Justice (Berea, OH), Chris Gandee (Bellville, OH), David Anthony Zboray (Trumbull, CT), Matthew Alan Bennett (Milford, CT), Matthew Wayne Wallace (Farmington, CT), Jeremiah Hennessey (Manchester, CT), Zachary Steven Lenker (Vernon, CT), Andrew Paul Lundell (New Britan, CT), Lynn Briggs (Bristol, CT), Richard B. Droller (New Hartford, CT), Eric C. Briggs (Bristol, CT)
Primary Examiner: Patricia Palasik
Attorney: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Application Number: 29/339,978
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Heat Treatment, Welding Or Brazing (D15/144)