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Topload washing appliance

Granted 2 Dec 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

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Inventors: Patrick J. Schiavone, John W. McConnell, Samuel B. Breneman, Richard K. Gresens +1 · Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/929,338
filed 21 Feb 2024
Publication
Not published
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US D1104380
granted 2 Dec 2025

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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.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D32/3D32/25

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