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Combined electric washing machine and clothes drier

Granted 31 Jul 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · originally Panasonic

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Inventors: Yoshiaki Ueda, Yukihiro Tsuda, Kazuya Takahashi · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

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130589
filed 4 Oct 2000
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US D445971
granted 31 Jul 2001

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top, front and right side of a combined electric washing machine and clothes drier showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof with the lid in open condition.

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