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Enclosure with coupling features for a water heater

Granted 31 Mar 2020 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company

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Inventors: Raheel A. Chaudhry · Examiner: Amy C Wierenga · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/612,619
filed 2 Aug 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D879919
granted 31 Mar 2020

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top-front-side perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top-front-side perspective view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater in an unclaimed environment of use;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed top-front-side perspective view of an enclosure for a water heater shown in an unclaimed environment of use.

FIG. 3 is a top-side-front perspective view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater;

FIG. 4 is a bottom-side-front perspective view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater;

FIG. 7 is a right plan view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater;

FIG. 8 is a left plan view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of an enclosure with coupling features for a water heater.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating environment that form no part of the claim. For example, the evenly spaced broken lines depict portions of the enclosure with coupling features for a water heater and environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claims.

The dot-dash broken lines shown in the drawings define boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof. The dot-dash broken line shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 indicate cutoff boundaries for the enlarged detailed portion views and form no part of the claim.

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D23/262D23/322

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Pendency
2.7 y
972 days filing → grant
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2
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Responses
3
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Interviews
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Examiner
Amy C Wierenga
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