Resistive water heater element

Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a resistive water heater element showing my new design, wherein both sides of the resistive water heater element are the same;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof, shown in its intended environment.

The broken-line showing of environmental structure in FIG. 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D346650
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1991
Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
Inventor: Richard W. Bremer (Hemet, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney: Bernhard Kreten
Application Number: 7/641,369
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element (D23/322)