Fabric care appliance
Granted 18 Nov 2025 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool
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Inventors: Richard K. Gresens, Brandon Hengesbach, Andres Palomino, Seth E. Bixby +4 · Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fabric care appliance according to the claimed design in a first configuration;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof with the portion of the article above the line 8 - 8 in FIG. 4 removed;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the fabric care appliance according to the claimed design in a second configuration;
FIG. 10 is a front elevation view thereof, a back elevation view being identical to the view shown in FIG. 3 ;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof, a back elevation view being identical to the view shown in FIG. 7 ; and,
FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof with the portion of the article above the line 14 - 14 in FIG. 12 removed.
The portions of the article shown in even broken line form no part of the claimed design.
Dash-dot-dash broken lines between shaded and un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design themselves.
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