Appliance with a front having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges
Browne , et al. December 6, 2
U.S. patent number D649,833 [Application Number D/327,514] was granted by the patent office on 2011-12-06 for appliance with a front having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges. This patent grant is currently assigned to Whirlpool Corporation. Invention is credited to Jeffrey M. Browne, Wyatt A. Cline, Leah Z. Lader, Joon J. Lee, Jason S. Lind, John W. McConnell, Carl A. Rotter, Allen D. Wong.
| United States Patent | D649,833 |
| Browne , et al. | December 6, 2011 |
Appliance with a front having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for an appliance with a front having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Browne; Jeffrey M. (Benton Harbor, MI), Cline; Wyatt A. (Saint Joseph, MI), Lader; Leah Z. (Mountain View, CA), Lee; Joon J. (Saint Joseph, MI), Lind; Jason S. (Benton Harbor, MI), McConnell; John W. (Chicago, IL), Rotter; Carl A. (Paw Paw, MI), Wong; Allen D. (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Assignee: | Whirlpool Corporation (Benton
Harbor, MI) |
| Appl. No.: | D/327,514 |
| Filed: | November 7, 2008 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D7/405 |
| Current International Class: | 0702 |
| Field of Search: | ;D7/349,350.1-350.4,351,402-408 ;D15/79-91 ;D23/315,372,386 ;D32/1-8,25,28,30 ;99/327-328,331-332,357,448,467-468 ;62/3.1,3.6,3.63,3.64,45.1 ;126/19M,275R,275E,386-387,756-758 ;134/113,135,200-201 ;312/108-109,236,352,400-408 ;D14/441 ;D3/297,905 ;D6/446,448,470,474,491,492,494,510,509,477,467,442,432 ;D25/102,121 ;D13/184 ;40/718 ;174/363,504 ;545/251 ;52/506.1,11 ;361/692 |
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Assistant Examiner: Cavanna; Mark
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hartman; Tara M. McGarry Bair, PC
Description
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the first embodiment of an appliance with a front having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges and illustrated in the environment of a dishwasher with a door having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the upper portion of the right chamfered side of FIG. 1 to better illustrate the rounded edges, which is the same for all of the other embodiments.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the first embodiment of the appliance of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the second embodiment of an appliance with a front having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges illustrated in the environment of a refrigerator having side-by-side doors with the outer side of each door having the appearance of a chamfered side.
FIG. 5 is a top view of the second embodiment of the appliance of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the third embodiment of an appliance with a front having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges illustrated in the environment of a range with a single door having the appearance of chamfered sides with rounded edges; and,
FIG. 7 is a top view of the third embodiment of the appliance of FIG. 6.
The structures depicted by means of broken lines in the figures have been show for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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