Thawing unit

- Continental Plastic Corp.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a thawing unit including a basket, a basket retriever, a retriever, a thawing unit body, and a removable cap;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the thawing unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a first side elevation view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a second side elevation view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-4;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-5;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective exploded view of the thawing unit with arrows indicating assembly of the various components of the thawing unit;

FIG. 9 is a perspective assembled view of the thawing unit;

FIG. 10 is a sectional perspective view of the assembled thawing unit of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 11 is a sectional side view of the assembled thawing unit of FIGS. 9 and 10.

The broken lines in the figures illustrate environmental structures and portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. The boundary lines shown in the drawings represent boundaries of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a thawing unit, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1071178
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 15, 2025
Assignee: Continental Plastic Corp. (Delavan, WI)
Inventors: Karla H. Bockholt (Delavan, WI), Richard G. Atwater (Roscoe, IL)
Primary Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Assistant Examiner: Gilbert B Ford
Application Number: 29/857,418