Title:
Control unit
Document Type and Number:
United States Patent D452570

Inventors:
Since, Guillaume (Hong Kong, CN)
Application Number:
D/135085
Publication Date:
12/25/2001
Filing Date:
01/12/2001
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Assignee:
Salton, Inc. (Lake Forest, IL)
Primary Class:
D24/200
Field of Search:
D24/200, D24/215, 601/69, 601/70, 601/71, 601/72, 601/73, 601/150
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Primary Examiner:
Reid, Stella
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a control unit, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the control unit;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the control unit;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the control unit;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the control unit;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the control unit; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the control unit.

The broken line showing of is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.





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