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Steering wheel mounted brake controller

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  • Patent Grant
  • D787391
  • Patent Number
    D787,391
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, April 8, 2014
    10 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 23, 2017
    7 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D12 174
    • D12 179
    • D12 415
    • D12 419
    • D14 412
    • D14 413
    • D14 415
    • D14 416
    • D21 324
    • D21 328
    • D21 333
    • 074 473120
    • 074 473180
    • 074 473230
    • 074 473330
    • 074 473300
    • 074 4830R0
    • 074 489000
    • 074 514000
    • 074 523000
    • D08 21
    • D08 25
    • D08 29
    • D08 300
    • D08 307-308
    • D08 310-312
    • D08 321
    • D06 512
    • D06 546
    • D06 550
    • D23 200
    • D23 238-257
    • D23 259-263
    • CPC
    • B62D1/00
    • B62D1/046
    • B62D1/12
    • B62D1/14
    • G05G1/01
  • International Classifications
    • 1216
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
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Abstract
Description

This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/248,078, entitled “Steering Wheel Mounted Trailer Brake Controllers and Systems,” and filed on Apr. 8, 2014; and to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/487,428, entitled “Brake Controller,” and filed on Apr. 8, 2014, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated by reference herein.



FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a steering wheel mounted brake controller of our new design.



FIG. 2 is an enlarged, partial front view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 1.



FIG. 3 is a back view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 1.



FIG. 4 is a right side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 1.



FIG. 5 is a left side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 1.



FIG. 6 is a top view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 1.



FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 1.



FIG. 8 is a front view of a second embodiment of a steering wheel mounted brake controller of our new design.



FIG. 9 is a back view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 8.



FIG. 10 is a right side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 8.



FIG. 11 is a left side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 8.



FIG. 12 is a top view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 8.



FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 8.



FIG. 14 is a front view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIGS. 1-13 of our new design, shown without the environmental steering wheel structure illustrated in FIGS. 1-13.



FIG. 15 is a back view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 14.



FIG. 16 is a right side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 14.



FIG. 17 is a left side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 14.



FIG. 18 is a top view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 14.



FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 14.



FIG. 20 is a front view of a fourth embodiment of a steering wheel mounted brake controller of our new design.



FIG. 21 is a back view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 20.



FIG. 22 is a right side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 20.



FIG. 23 is a left side view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 20.



FIG. 24 is a top view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 20; and,



FIG. 25 is a bottom view of the steering wheel mounted brake controller of FIG. 20.


In FIGS. 1-13, the portions of the figures shown in dashed lines depict an environmental steering wheel structure and are not part of the claimed design. In FIGS. 14-25, the portions of the figures shown in dashed lines depict portions of the steering wheel mounted brake controller that are not part of the claimed design, with the dot-dash broken line delineating a boundary between a claimed portion of the steering wheel mounted brake controller and an unclaimed portion of the steering wheel mounted brake controller.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a steering wheel mounted brake controller, as shown and described.
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