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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolph W Janda, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Kenneth W Michaels, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Intermatic Incorporated, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34081547 ; 34030915 ; 34081548 ; 34081549 ; 34081573 ; 340525 ; 340656 ; 361195 ; 361616 ; 361679 ; 307141 ; 200 / ; 200 / ; 200293 ;
Abstract
An in-wall mounted electric timer comprising a housing for mounting in an electric box in a wall. The electric timer comprises a user interface on the housing. The user-interface comprises an input panel and a display. The electric timer further includes a movable cover panel covering the user interface. The cover panel has a rearward extending post aligned with the input panel to operate the input panel by moving action of the cover panel, wherein at least a portion of the cover panel is transparent enabling observation of the display through the cover panel.