Air inlet damper
Granted 21 Feb 2017 · 1 office action
Assignee: A. O. Smith Corporation
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Inventors: Janice Fitzgerald, Robert Frederick Poehlman · Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski · AU 2921 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of an air inlet damper according to a first embodiment showing the new design in a position of use;
FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof,
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the air inlet damper of FIG. 1 showing the new design in another position of use;
FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof,
FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a bottom perspective view of an air inlet damper according to a second embodiment showing the new design in a position of use;
FIG. 16 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a left side view thereof,
FIG. 18 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 20 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 22 is a bottom perspective view of the air inlet damper of FIG. 15 showing the new design in another position of use;
FIG. 23 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 24 is a left side view thereof,
FIG. 25 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 26 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 27 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 28 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines present in all FIG. views illustrate portions of the air inlet damper that is environment and form no part of the claimed design.
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