Ventilator grill

- Broan-NuTone LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of first embodiment the grill.

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. The other side being a mirror image of this side view.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the second embodiment thereof.

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof. The other side being a mirror image of this side view.

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a cross-section view of the first embodiment taken along lines 13-13 of FIG. 5.

The features shown in broken lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ventilator grill, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D778425
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 8, 2015
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2017
Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC (Hartford, WI)
Inventors: Kenneth J. Jonas (Mequon, WI), Corey Scott Jacak (West Bend, WI), Benjamin Thorpe Puffer (Hartford, WI), Michael J. Aleven (West Bend, WI)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Sean D Lough
Application Number: 29/514,070
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Register Or Diffuser (D23/388)