Fabric care appliance

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fabric care appliance according to the claimed design in a first configuration;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof with the portion of the article above the line 8-8 in FIG. 4 removed;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the fabric care appliance according to the claimed design in a second configuration;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view thereof, a back elevation view being identical to the view shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof, a back elevation view being identical to the view shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof with the portion of the article above the line 14-14 in FIG. 12 removed.

The portions of the article shown in even broken line form no part of the claimed design.

Dash-dot-dash broken lines between shaded and un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design themselves.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fabric care appliance as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1102687
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 12, 2024
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2025
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Luis Alarcon (Monterrey), Seth E. Bixby (Stevensville, MI), Marco Ali Curti Espinosa (Monterrey), Richard K. Gresens (St. Joseph, MI), Brandon Hengesbach (St. Joseph, MI), Sayer J. Murphy (St. Joseph, MI), Andres Palomino (Stevensville, MI), Nicholas Schooley (Coloma, MI)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Richard E Yenchesky
Application Number: 29/932,186
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D32/3); Element Or Attachment (D32/25)