Ice maker assembly

- Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right perspective view of a first embodiment of an ice maker assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right cross-sectional view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top cross-sectional view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front, right perspective view of a second embodiment of the ice maker assembly;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front, right perspective view of a third embodiment of the ice maker assembly with a non-transparent material indicated by a fill pattern that is different from a remainder of the ice maker assembly;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front, right perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the ice maker assembly with a non-transparent material indicated by the fill pattern that is different from a remainder of the ice maker assembly;

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a left elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 16 is a right elevation view of the ice maker assembly of FIG. 13.

A back view of the ice maker assembly is not included because it is unornamented in all of the provided embodiments. The right cross-sectional and top cross-sectional views of the first embodiment describe a common shape for the second, third, and fourth embodiments. The top plan, bottom plan, left elevation, and right elevation views of the second and third embodiments are the same as the first embodiment. The top plan and bottom plan views of the fourth embodiment are the same as the first embodiment.

The evenly broken lines the drawings depicts unclaimed portions of the ice maker assembly; the dahs-dot type broken lines discloses the cross-section cut lines in FIG. 2; the dash-dot-dot type broken lines discloses the unclaimed boundaries of the claim and the indeterminate length; the appearance of any portion of the ice maker assembly between the dash-dot-dot type broken lines forms no part of the claimed design; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an ice maker assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D985629
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 29, 2021
Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
Assignee: Sub-Zero Group, Inc. (Madison, WI)
Inventors: Brant David Springer (Janesville, WI), Chad Alan Wohlrab (Madison, WI), Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV (Elmhurst, IL), Stephen Andrew Derfiny (Park Ridge, IL)
Primary Examiner: Mojtaba Tehrani
Application Number: 29/797,117
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ice Maker (D15/80)