Drip tray for use with a mobile cleaning robot

- iRobot Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, rear, right perspective view of a drip tray for use with a mobile cleaning robot, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom, front, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The shade lines show surface contour and not surface ornamentation.

The broken lines depict unclaimed portions of the drip tray for use with a mobile cleaning robot, and the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a drip tray for use with a mobile cleaning robot, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1091033
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 2024
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 2025
Assignee: iRobot Corporation (Bedford, MA)
Inventors: Johnson Lin (Guangzhou), Wind Li (Guangzhou), Shaojia Chen (Reading, MA), Jian Yun Pi (GaoAn), Jack Wells (Cambridge, MA), Armagan Sezer (Sturbridge, MA)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Assistant Examiner: Taylor O Mortorff
Application Number: 29/966,765
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)