Timer

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Description

FIG. 1 is an elevated perspective view of an embodiment of a timer, according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a first side view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a second side view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an elevated perspective view of another embodiment of a timer, according to our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a first side view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a second side view of the embodiment of the timer shown in FIG. 8.

The portions of the figures shown in broken lines are unclaimed. Any empty region surrounded by broken lines is also unclaimed, inclusive of the broken line itself.

Claims

The ornamental design for a timer, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D781160
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 2014
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2017
Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc. (North Salt Lake, UT)
Inventors: Kent C. Ericksen (Centerville, UT), Stuart Eyring (Bountiful, UT), Jeffrey C. Thurgood (Syracuse, UT), Karl L. Connolly (Bountiful, UT), Alan T. Ence (Fruit Heights, UT)
Primary Examiner: Manpreet Matharu
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne Tisdell
Application Number: 29/501,896
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