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Appliance control knob

Granted 25 Mar 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Whirlpool

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Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Jeffrey M. Browne · Examiner: Selina Sikder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/258,303
filed 19 Apr 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D564980
granted 25 Mar 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the design of the appliance control knob;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view with the left side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the design claimed.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/174

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CACA-117337-SS13 Jun 20086 Sep 2006grantedLaundry appliance control knob

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