Incubator housing

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outside of the incubator housing.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inside of the incubator housing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an inside view of the incubator housing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an outside view of the incubator housing of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a side top view of the outside of the incubator housing of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is another side view of the outside of the incubator housing of FIG. 1.;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an outside of a second embodiment of the incubator housing;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an inside of the incubator housing of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an inside view of the incubator housing of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an outside view of the incubator housing of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the outside of the incubator housing of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a side view of the outside of the incubator housing of FIG. 7.

The portions of the drawings in broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an incubator housing, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: RE46016
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 2014
Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
Assignee: Miller Manufacturing Company (Eagan, MN)
Inventor: Gerald Scherbing (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Phillip S Hyder
Application Number: 29/474,585
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