Irrigation controller

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Description

FIG. 1 is a first top perspective view of a first embodiment of an irrigation controller, according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a first bottom perspective view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a second top perspective view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a second bottom perspective view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a front side elevational view of a first alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a front side elevational view of a second alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a front side elevational view of a third alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a front side elevational view of a fourth alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 15 is a front side elevational view of a fifth alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 16 is a first top perspective view of a second embodiment of an irrigation controller, according to our new design;

FIG. 17 is a first bottom perspective view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a second top perspective view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a second bottom perspective view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 22 is a front side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 23 is a rear side elevational view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 24 is a top view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 25 is a bottom view of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 26 is a front side elevational view of a first alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 27 is a front side elevational view of a second alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 28 is a front side elevational view of a third alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 29 is a front side elevational view of a fourth alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16; and,

FIG. 30 is a front side elevational view of a fifth alternative configuration of the embodiment of the irrigation controller shown in FIG. 16.

The portions of the irrigation controller shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. In the first embodiment of the irrigation controller, the pair of closely adjacent, jagged dash-dot-dot broken lines in the drawings (shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 11-15) comprise a symbolic break in its height. The appearance of any portion of the irrigation controller between the jagged dash-dot-dot broken lines forms no part of the claimed design. The pair of jagged dash-dot-dot broken lines themselves form no part of the claimed design. Portions of the screen and screen perimeter between the jagged dash-dot-dot broken lines have been removed from FIGS. 1, 2, 7 and 11-15 for clarity.

Claims

The ornamental design for an irrigation controller, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D857538
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 12, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 27, 2019
Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, LLC (North Salt Lake, UT)
Inventors: Hugo Rodriguez (Lake Oswego, OR), Amy Marie Yamasaki (Fruit Heights, UT)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Application Number: 29/640,179