Selectively visible control for glass ceramic cooktop

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a selectively visible control for glass ceramic cooktop, the broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a cooktop burner control for a glass ceramic panel showing my ornamental design in a first operating mode of said cooktop;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the cooktop burner control shown in FIGS. 1-2 and is typical of the bottom view of all embodiments, and is unadorned;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a cooktop burner control shown in FIGS. 1-3 and is typical of a front view for each of the embodiments of my ornamental design shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of a cooktop burner control shown in FIGS. 1-4 and is typical of a rear view for each of the embodiments of my ornamental design shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of a cooktop burner control shown in FIG. 1 that is typical of the left side view of each of the embodiments of my ornamental design shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of a cooktop burner control shown in FIGS. 1-3 and is typical of the right side view for each of the embodiments of my ornamental design shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of a second embodiment of a selectively visible control for glass ceramic cooktop panel, shown broken away for ease of illustration; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-7.

Claims

The ornamental design for a selectively visible control for glass ceramic cooktop, as shown.

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Inventors:	Staebler; Manfred W. (New Bern, NC), Tino; Thomas L. (Irvine, CA), Platt; Nils (New Bern, NC)
Assignee:	BSH Home Appliances Corp. (Huntington Beach, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/143,708
Filed:	June 19, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D7/407; D7/346
Current International Class:	0702
Field of Search:	;D7/346,347,402,407,408,409 ;126/393,211,217,218,214C,214R,215,216,152R ;219/460.1,506

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D271269	November 1983	Vetter et al.
4511781	April 1985	Tucker et al.
D342641	December 1993	Falk
5331945	July 1994	Somerton
6198080	March 2001	Rice et al.
6263869	July 2001	Abernathy

Other References

GE Appliances Product Guide 1999-2000, published Sep. 1999. Built-In Cooktops control knobs, top left.* . Kenmore Elite Catalog, copyright 1999. p. 8, Kenmore Elite Cooktop, Infinite Heat Controls, bottom left.* . Thermador "Create" Catalog, copyright 1999. p. 38, Ceramic glass cooktops.* . Thermador "Create" Catalog, copyright 1999. p. 37, Black Ceramic Cooktop..

Primary Examiner: Morris; Sandra L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brooks & Kushman P.C.