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Metal knife block

Granted 17 Jan 2017 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Whirlpool

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Inventors: Wenkai Wu, Leif A. Norland, John W. McConnell · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/506,943
filed 22 Oct 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D776493
granted 17 Jan 2017

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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 a metal knife block face plate, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a first side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a second side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a third side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a fourth side elevational view thereof.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/641

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AUAU-360461-SS26 Feb 201514 Jan 2015publishedMetal knife block face plate
AUAU-360939-SS7 Apr 201523 Feb 2015publishedMetal knife block face plate

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