Freezer compartment with color
Granted 19 Jun 2018 · 4 office actions
Assignee: Whirlpool
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Inventors: Jessica McConnell · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the outside of a freezer compartment with color, showing a first embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the freezer compartment with color in a closed position with a partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the right side of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the left side of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an isolated element of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another isolated element of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 13 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of the freezer compartment with color in an open position with a partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of a freezer compartment with color in a partially opened position;
FIG. 16 is a top perspective view of the interior of the freezer drawer of the appliance of FIG. 15 with the intermediate drawer thereof in a fully-open configuration and further showing the interior of the freezer compartment;
FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of a portion of the intermediate drawer of FIGS. 15 and 16 shown, for reference purposes, in isolation from the remaining portions of the appliance of the present embodiment to further illustrate a corresponding portion of the interior of the freezer compartment;
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the outside of a freezer compartment with color, showing a second embodiment;
FIG. 19 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 20 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 21 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of the freezer compartment with color in a closed position with a partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 24 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the right side of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the left side of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 27 is a perspective view of an isolated element of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 28 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 29 is a perspective view of another isolated element of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 30 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 31 is a front perspective view of the freezer compartment with color in an open position with a partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 32 is a perspective view of the freezer compartment with color in a partially opened position;
FIG. 33 is a top perspective view of the interior of the freezer drawer of the appliance of
FIG. 32 with the intermediate drawer thereof in a fully-open configuration and further showing the interior of the freezer compartment;
FIG. 34 is a front perspective view of a portion of the intermediate drawer of FIGS. 32 and 33 shown, for reference purposes, in isolation from the remaining portions of the appliance of the present embodiment to further illustrate a corresponding portion of the interior of the freezer compartment;
FIG. 35 is a perspective view of the outside of a freezer compartment with color, showing a third embodiment;
FIG. 36 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 37 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 38 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 39 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 40 is a front perspective view of the freezer compartment with color in a closed position with a partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 41 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 42 is a perspective view of the right side of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 43 is a perspective view of the left side of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 44 is a perspective view of an isolated element of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 45 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 46 is a perspective view of another isolated element of the partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 47 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 48 is a front perspective view of the freezer compartment with color in an open position with a partially opened unclaimed interior;
FIG. 49 is a perspective view of the interior of the freezer compartment with color in a partially opened position;
FIG. 50 is a top perspective view of the interior of the freezer drawer of the appliance of FIG. 49 with the intermediate drawer thereof in a fully-open configuration and further showing the interior of the freezer compartment; and,
FIG. 51 is a front perspective view of a portion of the intermediate drawer of FIGS. 49 and 50 shown, for reference purposes, in isolation from the remaining portions of the appliance of the present embodiment to further illustrate a corresponding portion of the interior of the freezer compartment.
The broken lines in the figures are to show an environment and form no part of the claimed design.
The stipple-filled portions within the dot-dash-dot-dash lines on the freezer compartment drawer or the front facie of the freezer compartment drawer represent the color gray, where the gray color has the following color characteristics according to the CIELAB System:
›Tables in the description — 1
| Illuminant A | L 59.21 | a −.76 | b −1.78 |
| Illuminant F2 | L 59.23 | a −.32 | b −1.72. |
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