Air distribution box

- Dometic Sweden AB
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air distribution box design;

FIG. 2 is a first side view of the air distribution box design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a second side view of the air distribution box design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a third side view of the air distribution box design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a fourth side view of the air distribution box design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the air distribution box design of FIG. 1.

The broken line disclosure represents unclaimed portions of the air distribution box in which the design is embodied.

Claims

The ornamental design for an air distribution box, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1006977
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 2021
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2023
Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB (Solna)
Inventors: Rickard Hederstierna (Hägersten), Samuele Meda (Solna), Jarrod Williamson (Victoria), Jason Svarc (Victoria), Louis Liu (Zhuhai)
Primary Examiner: John A Voytek
Application Number: 29/774,535
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exhaust Type (D23/371)