Patent
   D576565
Priority
Jul 18 2007
Filed
Jul 18 2007
Issued
Sep 09 2008
Expiry
Sep 09 2022
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a dimmer switch, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front left perspective view illustrating our new design for a dimmer switch with the broken lines showing, for illustrative purposes only, a back plate and a housing that is not part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof with the dashed lines showing the back plate;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof with the broken lines showing the back plate and the housing;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof with the broken lines showing the back plate and the housing;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof with the broken lines showing the back plate and the housing; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof with the broken lines showing the back plate and the housing.

Lombardi, Alfred J., Chou, Cheng-Lung (John), Rawlins, Andrew E.

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