Auger housing for a snow thrower

Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an auger housing for a snow thrower of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. Any broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for an auger housing for a snow thrower, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Cmich; Ryan (Sharon Township, OH), Dilgard; Tim (Ashland, OH), Eavenson, Sr.; Jimmy N. (Aurora, OH), Hein; Dave (Elyria, OH), Jocke; Joe (Grafton Township, OH), Saha; Amil (Hudson, OH)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type MTD Products Inc Valley City OH US
Assignee:	MTD Products Inc (Valley City, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/469,055
Filed:	October 7, 2013

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	13465625	May 7, 2012

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Current U.S. Class:	D15/11; D15/12
Current International Class:	1503
Field of Search:	;D15/11,12 ;198/676 ;37/251,242-250,254,257-260,227,214,266,252 ;180/272 ;192/224.2 ;172/754,765,771,772.5,816

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Primary Examiner: Goodwin; Mark
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg