Auger housing with drift cutters for a snow thrower

- MTD Products Inc
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an auger housing with drift cutters for a snow thrower of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. Any broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an auger housing with drift cutters for a snow thrower, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D737335
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 2013
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 2015
Assignee: MTD Products Inc (Valley City, OH)
Inventors: Ryan Cmich (Sharon Township, OH), Tim Dilgard (Ashland, OH), Jimmy N. Eavenson, Sr. (Aurora, OH), Dave Hein (Elyria, OH), Joe Jocke (Grafton Township, OH), Amit Saha (Hudson, OH)
Primary Examiner: Mark Goodwin
Application Number: 29/469,057