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Shelf edge

Granted 13 Dec 2016 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Whirlpool

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Inventors: Eric Lee, Michael J. Scherzer · Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application
29/486,730
filed 2 Apr 2014
Publication
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US D773870
granted 13 Dec 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a shelf edge according to a first embodiment of the invention, which is illustrated in an exemplary environment of a shelf unit;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the shelf edge from FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the shelf edge from FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the shelf edge from FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the shelf edge from FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the shelf edge from FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the shelf edge from FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of a shelf edge according to a second embodiment of the invention, which is illustrated in an exemplary environment of a shelf unit;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the shelf edge from FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the shelf edge from FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged right side view of the shelf edge from FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged left side view of the shelf edge from FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the shelf edge from FIG. 9 ; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the shelf edge from FIG. 9 .

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-14 are included for illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design. The break lines on the edges of FIGS. 1-7 represent the boundaries of the claim, and form no part of the claimed design. Diagonal lines on the edges of the shelf edge in FIGS. 1-3 and 6-7 are used to indicate cut-away portions and are not shading or design features.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D06/705

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Pendency
2.7 y
986 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Rosemary K Tarcza
art unit 2922 · TC 2900
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