Fan

- Dometic Sweden AB
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the design of a first embodiment of the fan;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a first side elevation view of the design of FIG. 1, with the second side elevation view of the design being a mirror image of FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 1, with the bottom plan view of the design being a mirror image of FIG. 5;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of the design of FIG. 1 taken along the line 6-6 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the design of a second embodiment of the fan;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a first side elevation view of the design of FIG. 8, with the second side elevation view of the design being a mirror image of FIG. 11;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 8, with the bottom plan view of the design being a mirror image of FIG. 12;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional plan view of the design of FIG. 8 taken along the line 13-13 in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a rear perspective view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of the design of a third embodiment of the fan;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view of the design of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a first side elevation view of the design of FIG. 15, with the second side elevation view of the design being a mirror image of FIG. 18;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 15, with the bottom plan view of the design being a mirror image of FIG. 19;

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional plan view of the design of FIG. 15 taken along the line 20-20 in FIG. 16; and,

FIG. 21 is a rear perspective view of the design of FIG. 15.

The broken lines illustrating portions of the fan form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fan, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D806223
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 19, 2016
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2017
Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB (Solna)
Inventors: James Allard (Davisburg, MI), Mark L. Smith (Buchanan, MI), Hari Sunkara (Elkhart, IN)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Underwood
Application Number: 29/588,249
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fan Or Ventilator (D23/370)