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Appliance knob with bezel

Granted 17 May 2011 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

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Inventors: Alan D. Bengtson · Examiner: Mark A Goodwin · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/382,689
filed 6 Jan 2011
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US D637886
granted 17 May 2011

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Description

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›Cross-reference is made to co-pending U.S. Design Patent…

Cross-reference is made to co-pending U.S. Design Patent application Ser. No. 29/359,104 entitled “Appliance Knob,” which was filed on Apr. 6, 2010.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an appliance knob with bezel showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a first side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a second side elevational view thereof.

The rear elevational views are not shown and form no part of the claimed design. The portion shown in broken lines is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/311

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