Electric fan

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the electric fan;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is another side view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective rear detail view thereof without the shroud, which is part of the ornamental design, for illustrating interior details.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Haaf; Oliver (Kupferzell, DE), Maschke; Matthias (Kupferzell, DE), Best; Dieter (Ingelfingen, DE), Sauer; Thomas (Bad Mergentheim, DE), Bundschuh; Sebastian (Grunsfeld-Paimar, DE), Beck; Sven (Krautheim, DE), Engert; Markus (Lauda-Konigshofen, DE), Schoene; Jurgen (Bad Mergentheim, DE)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG Mulfingen N/A DE
Assignee:	ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG (Mulfingen, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/451,903
Filed:	April 10, 2013

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Oct 11, 2012 [EM]			002117408

Current U.S. Class:	D23/370; D23/382
Current International Class:	2304
Field of Search:	;D23/370-373,376,377,381-387,393,399,411-414,499,335 ;310/67R ;415/1 ;416/180,189,190,204R,219R,220 ;417/369,423.7

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Other References

AxiTop--Diffuser for axial fan (embpapst). ebmpapst.com [online] 2 pages, Posted Oct. 29, 2012 [retrieved on Jul. 14, 2014]. Retrieved from Internet: <http://www.ebmpapst.com/en/products/axial-fans/diffusor/axi- top.html. cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Assistant Examiner: Fast Horse; Marie
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brinks Gilson & Lione