Appliance door handle

- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an appliance door handle according to the design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective detail view of area 2 indicated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the appliance door handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The portions of the article shown in even-dash broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines in FIGS. 1-2 represent the bounds of the detail view and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an appliance door handle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1001614
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2023
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Suzanne M. Berberet (St. Joseph, MI), Quinn Chintis (Ferndale, MI), Michael C. Lah (Benton Harbor, MI), John J. Myers (Saugatuck, MI), Lauren Szczesny (St. Joseph, MI), Jason W. Tippetts (Stevensville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Holly E Thurman
Assistant Examiner: Altaira J Swangin
Application Number: 29/754,019
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/316