Ice bin and cover assembly for a refrigerator
Coulter , et al. September 2, 2
Patent Grant D712440
U.S. patent number D712,440 [Application Number D/442,503] was granted by the patent office on 2014-09-02 for ice bin and cover assembly for a refrigerator. This patent grant is currently assigned to Whirpool Corporation. The grantee listed for this patent is Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons, Brent A. Kramer, Scott W. Leimkuehler, Dean A. Martin, Alvin V. Miller, Kevin Lee Noel. Invention is credited to Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons, Brent A. Kramer, Scott W. Leimkuehler, Dean A. Martin, Alvin V. Miller, Kevin Lee Noel, Mauro M. Oliveira, Lester J. Ott, Ron S. Paulsen, Chad J. Rotter, David Allen Stauffer, Kyle B. Van Meter, Alan M. Welch, Robert L. Wetekamp.
| United States Patent | D712,440 |
| Coulter , et al. | September 2, 2014 |
Ice bin and cover assembly for a refrigerator
Claims
CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for an ice bin and cover assembly for a refrigerator, substantially as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Coulter; Tim L. (Cedar Rapids, IA), Gose; Thomas E. (Cedar Rapids, IA), Herndon; Steven G. (Cedar Rapids, IA), Jenkins, Jr.; James H. (South Amana, IA), Koons; Bill J. (Cedar Rapids, IA), Kramer; Brent A. (Cedar Rapids, IA), Leimkuehler; Scott W. (Swisher, IA), Martin; Dean A. (Solon, IA), Miller; Alvin V. (Swisher, IA), Noel; Kevin Lee (Atkins, IA), Oliveira; Mauro M. (Cedar Rapids, IA), Ott; Lester J. (Swisher, IA), Paulsen; Ron S. (Marengo, IA), Rotter; Chad J. (Amana, IA), Stauffer; David Allen (Belle Plaine, IA), Van Meter; Kyle B. (Coralville, IA), Welch; Alan M. (Lewistown, IL), Wetekamp; Robert L. (Newburgh, IN) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Whirpool Corporation (Benton
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| Family ID: | 37447047 | ||||||||||
| Appl. No.: | D/442,503 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | March 15, 2013 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 11421800 | Jun 2, 2006 | 8695370 | |||
| 11139237 | Mar 4, 2008 | 7337620 | |||
| 11131701 | Oct 23, 2007 | 7284390 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D15/89 |
| Current CPC Class: | F25C1/00 20130101; F25D31/00 20130101; B23P15/26 20130101; F25D23/00 20130101; F25C1/04 20130101; F25C5/24 20180101; F25D23/12 20130101; F25D23/061 20130101; F25D29/00 20130101; F25D11/02 20130101; F25D23/064 20130101; F25D23/066 20130101; F25D23/063 20130101; F25D2317/0682 20130101; F25D2323/021 20130101; F25D2700/121 20130101; F25C5/22 20180101; F25D2700/122 20130101; F25D2700/14 20130101; F25D17/045 20130101; F25D2700/12 20130101; Y10T29/49359 20150115; F25D27/00 20130101; F25D2317/0666 20130101; F25D2400/02 20130101; F25D2201/10 20130101; Y02B40/00 20130101; Y02B40/32 20130101; F25B2600/112 20130101; F25D2700/02 20130101 |
| Current International Class: | 1507 |
| Field of Search: | ;D15/79-89 ;62/344,441,353,426,66,135,137 |
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Primary Examiner: Siegel; Mitchell
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ice bin and cover assembly for a refrigerator of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.
The broken line portions of the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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