U.S. patent number D824,236 [Application Number D/587,367] was granted by the patent office on 2018-07-31 for knob and collar assembly.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Whirlpool Corporation. The grantee listed for this patent is WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Quinn Chintis, Kaito Choy, Michael C. Lah, Jason W. Tippetts.
United States Patent |
D824,236 |
Chintis , et al. |
July 31, 2018 |
Knob and collar assembly
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a knob and collar assembly, as
shown and described.
Inventors: |
Chintis; Quinn (Ferndale,
MI), Choy; Kaito (Chicago, IL), Lah; Michael C.
(Benton Harbor, MI), Tippetts; Jason W. (Stevensville,
MI) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
Benton Harbor |
MI |
US |
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Assignee: |
Whirlpool Corporation (Benton
Harbor, MI)
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Appl.
No.: |
D/587,367 |
Filed: |
December 13, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
D8/311 |
Current International
Class: |
0806 |
Field of
Search: |
;D8/107,300,301,307,310,311,312 ;D10/102 ;D23/250,421
;D7/393,394,396,543,545,547,548 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Calve; Lauren R
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Price Heneveld LLP
Description
The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph
executed in color. Copies of this patent with color
drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon
request and payment of the necessary fee.
FIG. 1 is a front-perspective view of a knob and collar assembly
according to a first embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front-perspective view of a knob and collar assembly
according to a second embodiment;
FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a back elevation view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a front-perspective view of a knob and collar assembly
according to a third embodiment;
FIG. 16 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a back elevation view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken lines shown represent unclaimed subject matter and form
no part of the claimed design.
Diagonal shading is used to represent features that are reflective
in appearance.
Stipple fill is used to represent features that are non-reflective
in appearance.
The colors used in FIGS. 15-21 represent colors that are applied to
the respective features, including the variations thereof caused by
the effect of light and shadow on the metallic surface of the knob
and collar. The depicted metallic light grey color is defined under
the H-S-V color scheme as:
TABLE-US-00001 H: 61/360 S: 9% V: 94%, and
the depicted metallic brass-toned color is defined under the H-S-V
color scheme as:
TABLE-US-00002 H: 56/360 S: 75% V: 80%.
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