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Toaster

Granted 14 Oct 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

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Inventors: John W. McConnell, Ben C. Shao, Zhaoyi Yin · Examiner: Ricky Pham · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/990,090
filed 19 Feb 2025
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US D1097670
granted 14 Oct 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of a toaster of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the toaster of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a first side elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a second side elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of a toaster of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the toaster of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 11 is a first side elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 7 ; and,

FIG. 12 is a second side elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 7 .

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/330

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