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Topload washing appliance

Granted 31 Jul 2018 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

Inventors: John W. McConnell, Samuel B. Breneman, Richard K. Gresens, Seth E. Bixby +1 · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application

29/583,710

filed 8 Nov 2016

Publication

Not published

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US D824607

granted 31 Jul 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a first top perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a first top perspective view of the washing appliance of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second top perspective view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a first side elevation view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a second side elevation view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a third side elevation view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a fourth side elevation view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention; and,

FIG. 9 is another first side elevation view of the topload washing appliance of the present invention with the door in an open position to view the underside of the topload washing appliance door.

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Claims

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1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a topload washing appliance, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D32/6

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Pendency

1.7 y

630 days filing → grant

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non-final + final

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Examiner

Susan Bennett Hattan

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