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Refrigerator having front and side panels which resemble a vending machine

Granted 19 Mar 1996 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Circle R Central, Inc. · originally Circle of Friends Products, LLC

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Inventors: Christopher C. Bidwell, Stephen R. Burns · Examiner: Sandra L. Morris · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 16 Aug 1994
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US D368102
granted 19 Mar 1996

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of the refrigerator having front and side panels which resemble a vending machine, showing our new design, the broken line showing of indicia is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a reduced front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a reduced right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a reduced rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a reduced left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a reduced top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a reduced bottom plan view thereof.

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D15/81D20/5

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