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Refrigerator

Granted 18 May 1999 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · originally Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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Inventors: Masataka Nagahori, Wataru Yamada, Aya Sawai, Hideyuki Takasago +1 · Examiner: Sandra L. Morris · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 1 May 1998
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US D410013
granted 18 May 1999

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top and left…

FIG. 1 is a front, top and left side perspective view of a refrigerator, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an expanded cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 2, with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 9 is an expanded cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 9--9 in FIG. 2, with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 10 is an expanded cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 10--10 in FIG. 2, with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 11 is an expanded cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 11--11 in FIG. 2, with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 12 is an expanded view of portion 12 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is an expanded view of portion 13 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is an expanded view of portion 14 in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view thereof, with the top doors shown opened; and,

FIG. 16 is a front, top and left side perspective view thereof, with the lower doors pulled out.

The features shown in phantom line in FIG. 8 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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