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Backlit appliance control console

  • US 5,464,955 A
  • Filed: 01/09/1995
  • Issued: 11/07/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A backlit appliance control console, comprising:

  • (a) a housing having an interior and a control mounting plate with control openings and light windows;

    (b) a light source carried in a light box in the housing interior projecting light through the light windows; and

    ,(c) a multi-function rotary switching mechanism carried in the housing interior and mounted to the control mounting plate having a shaft extending through one of the control openings and the light box for selecting appliance functions;

    (d) a console annunciator carried by the control mounting plate for receiving light from the light source projected through the light windows and the light box to illuminate selected areas with data indicating appliance functions, the console annunciator having at least one opening through which the shaft extends; and

    ,(e) a control annunciator disposed around the periphery of the shaft between a control knob and the console annunciator for receiving light from the light source to illuminate data indicating control positions in relation to illuminated data on the console annunciator.

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