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(19) United States (12) Reissued Patent Capella (54)
(10) Patent Number: US (45) Date of Reissued Patent:
SWITCH PLATE FRAME
(75) Inventor:
(ES) (73) Assignee: Simon, S.A., Barcelona (ES) (21) Appl.No.: 29/210,607
FIG. 2 is a front vieW thereof;
Aug. 3, 2004 Related U.S. Patent Documents
thereof; FIG. 5 is a rear vieW thereof;
Patent No.: Issued:
Des. 461,114 Aug. 6, 2002
Appl. No.:
29/152,465
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan vieW thereof; FIG. 7 is a top front and left side perspective vieW of [an inner frame for a double sWitch plate] a second embodiment
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
ofa switch plateframe showing my new design; FIG. 8 is a front vieW thereof;
U.S. Applications: (62)
Division of application No. 29/l39,867, ?led on Apr. 6, 2001.
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FIG. 1 is a top front and left side perspective vieW of [an inner frame for a single sWitch plate] a switch plate frame showing my new design; FIG. 3 is a top plan vieW thereof; FIG. 4 is a right side vieW thereof [Which is a mirror image of the left side] the left side view being a mirror image
Reissue of:
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LOC (9) Cl. .................................................. .. 11-05
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U.S. Cl. .......................... .. D8/353; D6/301; D6/300 Field of Classi?cation Search ......... .. D8/350i353;
D13/177; D6/300, 301, 303, 309; 220/241; 174/66; 16/402 See application ?le for complete search history. (56) References Cited
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FIG. 11 is a rear vieW thereof;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan vieW thereof; FIG. 13 is a top front and left side perspective vieW of [an inner frame for a triple sWitch plate] a third embodiment of a
switch plateframe showing my new design; FIG. 14 is a front vieW thereof;
FIG. 15 is a top plan vieW thereof; FIG. 16 is a right side vieW thereof [Which is a mirror image of the left side] the left side view being a mirror image
thereof; FIG. 17 is a rear vieW thereof;
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 9/1972
FIG. 9 is a top plan vieW thereof; FIG. 10 is a right side vieW thereof [Which is a mirror image of the left side] the left side view being a mirror image
thereof;
Foreign Application Priority Data
Oct. 6, 2000
..... .. 174/66
D14/224 D13/177 .... .. D8/353
FIG. 18 is a bottom plan vieW thereof; FIG. 19 is a top front and left side perspective vieW of [an inner frame for a quadruple sWitch plate] a fourth embodi
ment ofa switch plateframe showing my new design; FIG. 20 is a front vieW thereof;
FIG. 21 is a top plan vieW thereof; FIG. 22 is a right side vieW thereof [Which is a mirror image of the left side] the left side view being a mirror image
* cited by examiner
thereof;
Primary ExamineriStella W Reid
FIG. 23 is a rear vieW thereof; and, FIG. 24 is a bottom plan vieW thereof.
Assistant ExamineriMark Goodwin
(74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiMichael J. Striker
(57)
Jan. 5, 2010
DESCRIPTION
Joaquin Aubert Capella, Barcelona
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CLAIM
The ornamental design for a sWitch plate, as shoWn and described.
1 Claim, 11 Drawing Sheets Matter enclosed in heavy brackets appears in the original patent, but forms no part of this reissue; matter printed in italics indicates the additions made by reissue.
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