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.
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