Base for an electric fan

Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of a base for an electric fan showing my new design, the left side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a fan head assembly in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a base for an electric fan, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Cunning; Joseph M. (Cohasset, MA)
Assignee:	Holmes Products Corp. (Milford, MA)
Appl. No.:	07/833,404
Filed:	February 10, 1992

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Current U.S. Class:	D23/411
Field of Search:	;D23/411,382,370,378,381 ;248/346,678 ;416/100,244R,246,247

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D152758	February 1949	Ullman
D156494	December 1949	Farr
D291352	August 1987	Kouno et al.
D312124	November 1990	Coup et al.
D325435	April 1992	Coup et al.
1308253	July 1919	Oftedahl
2100923	November 1937	Schmidt et al.
4016982	April 1977	Schreiber
4794578	December 1988	Leo

Foreign Patent Documents

	1024669		Feb 1958		DE
	220576		Nov 1962		JP

Other References

Hong Kong Enterprise, Jul. 1987, p. 185, Fan Model #RC318-12, middle of page. . Tatung 1989 Product Line Fan Heater Humidifier Catalog (copr. 1988), page opposite inside front cover, Model No. LT-7. . Holmes Air catalog sheet for Model No. HANF-75 (1989). . Holmes Air catalog sheet for Model Nos. HAHV-14W and HAHV-18W (1989). . Seabreeze Electr. Corp. catalog sheet for Turbo-Aire fan, believed to have been published before Feb. 10, 1992..

Primary Examiner: Gandy; James M.
Assistant Examiner: Lichtenstein; Lisa
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kriegsman & Kriegsman