Water heater

- NORITZ CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a water heater of the present design illustrating a portion of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing front, top plan and right side thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing rear, top plan and left side thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of the portion 9-9 of FIG. 1 thereof;

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 1 thereof;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 12-12 of FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 13-13 of FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view of a water heater of an alternative embodiment of the present design illustrating a portion of the present design;

FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing front, top plan and right side thereof;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing rear, top plan and left side thereof;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged front view of the portion 22-22 of FIG. 14 thereof;

FIG. 23 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 23-23 of FIG. 14 thereof;

FIG. 24 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 24-24 of FIG. 22 thereof;

FIG. 25 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 25-25 of FIG. 22 thereof;

FIG. 26 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 26-26 of FIG. 22 thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front view of a water heater of an alternative embodiment of the present design illustrating a portion of the present design;

FIG. 28 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing front, top plan and right side thereof;

FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing rear, top plan and left side thereof;

FIG. 35 is an enlarged front view of the portion 35-35 of FIG. 27 thereof;

FIG. 36 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 36-36 of FIG. 27 thereof;

FIG. 37 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 37-37 of FIG. 35 thereof;

FIG. 38 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 38-38 of FIG. 35 thereof; and,

FIG. 39 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 39-39 of FIG. 35 thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings represent portions of the water heater that form no part of the claimed design of FIGS. 1-39. The long dashed and short dashed lines indicate only boundaries between the portions sought to receive design patent protection as a partial design and the other portions.

Claims

The ornamental design for a water heater, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D822184
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 6, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2018
Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION (Hyogo)
Inventors: Hideki Yamaguchi (Kobe), Hironao Matsunaga (Amagasaki), Hidefumi Koda (Fountain Valley, CA), Teizo Nanbu (Kobe)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Ania Aman
Application Number: 29/609,821
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element (D23/322)