Electric cooktop

- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an electric cooktop;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view an electric cooktop;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of an electric cooktop;

FIG. 4 is a back elevational view of an electric cooktop

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of an electric cooktop

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of an electric cooktop;

FIG. 7 is a top elevational view of an electric cooktop;

FIG. 8 is a bottom elevational view of an electric cooktop;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the electric cooktop installed on a front control oven;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the electric cooktop installed in a rear control oven; and,

FIG. 11 is a partial side perspective view of the electric cooktop shown in FIG. 10.

The broken line showing of various features, including the oven, oven controls, flanges, fasteners, and heating elements, is for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the electric cooktop and forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines on the electric cooktop are also illustrative only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a electric cooktop, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1034041
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 2022
Date of Patent: Jul 9, 2024
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Binesh R. Pillai (Navi Mumbai), Edward Benjamin Standen (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/831,130
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/346; D7/339; D7/340