Filter cartridge

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Description

This application further incorporates entirely by reference the following commonly assigned design patent applications:

application Ser. Nos. 29/713,699, 29/713,706, 29/713,707, 29/713,708, 29/713,709, 29/713,711 and 29/713,712 entitled Filter Cartridge filed on Nov. 18, 2019.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a filter cartridge, in accordance with one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view of area 2 circumscribed within FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back perspective view of the detail of the filter cartridge as shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front detail view, thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back detail view, thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side detail view, thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side detail view, thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the filter cartridge of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the filter cartridge of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a filter cartridge, in accordance with another embodiment;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged detail view of area 20 circumscribed within FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a back perspective view of the detail of the filter cartridgeas shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front detail view, thereof;

FIG. 14 is a back detail view, thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side detail view, thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side detail view, thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the filter cartridge of FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the filter cartridge of FIG. 10.

The surface shading illustrated in the drawings is provided to highlight the contour of the design; it is not intended to be illustrative of texture or gloss. The evenly spaced broken lines and unshaded areas depict portions of the filter cartridge that form no part of the claimed design. The dot dash dot broken lines in the drawings denote the boundaries of the detail areas and form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a filter cartridge, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1065432
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 23, 2021
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 2025
Assignee: ELECTROLUX CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Thomas W. McCollough (Anderson, SC), William Thomas Anniss, III (Simpsonville, SC), Willard Grant (Williamston, SC), Raony Barrios (Anderson, SC), William L. Small (Belton, SC), Marcello Correa Machado (Anderson, SC), Christopher Stephan Rousey (Anderson, SC), Ramesh Subramanian (Charlotte, NC), Robert Astle (Middlefield, CT), George Nicholas Lauri, III (Windsor, CT)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Jonathan E Fiencke
Application Number: 29/804,818
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter Or Strainer (2) (D23/209)