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Dishwasher accessory

Granted 2 Oct 2012 · 1 office action

Current assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · originally Robert Bosch GmbH

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Inventors: Lindsay Eng · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900

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29/393,079
filed 31 May 2011
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Patent
US D668401
granted 2 Oct 2012

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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 dishwasher accessory according to a first embodiment showing my new ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, with the rear view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof with the right side view thereof being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof in a position in which the dishwasher accessory is assembled or attached to a dishwasher rack;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof in the position where the dishwasher accessory is assembled or attached to the dishwasher rack;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a dishwasher accessory according to a second embodiment showing my new ornamental design;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof, with the rear view being identical;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof with the right side view thereof being a minor image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof in a position in which the dishwasher accessory is assembled or attached to a dishwasher rack; and,

FIG. 14 is a perspective view thereof in the position where the dishwasher accessory is assembled or attached to the dishwasher rack.

The broken lines show surrounding structure or environment and do not form part of the claimed design.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 1- 14 , the dishwasher accessory is made of a resilient material that may be elastically deformed such that the claws may be stretched in opposite directions, after which they tend to return to their original position where the legs of the support structure (e.g., for pots/bowls, etc.) may be parallel to one another (e.g., see FIG. 7 ) rather than converging towards one another (e.g., see FIG. 2 ).

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D32/3

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