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Topload washing appliance

Granted 13 Apr 2021 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

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

Application
29/646,843
filed 8 May 2018
Publication
Not published
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US D916401
granted 13 Apr 2021

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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 topload 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 washing appliance door.

The broken lines consisting of a long dash-dot immediately adjacent to shaded areas represent, the bounds of the claim. All other broken lines are directed to environment and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D32/6

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Examiner
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