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US 2011/0198775 A1Published application
Pointer with a fitted cover for a gauge or similar and a method of fabricating fitted covers
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorJoël Fournier
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of a pointer for a gauge includes a body of transparent material, the body including a hub and an indicator portion extending from the hub. The pointer further includes a fitted cover of transparent material to cover the body, the fitted cover including a visible pattern.
Claims2
A method of fabricating covers for fitting to bodies of pointers, the method comprising:
- printing patterns on a sheet of transparent material;
- cutting out portions, each including one of the patterns;
- and
- thermoforming the sheet portions to obtain covers suitable for fitting to the bodies of pointers.
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