Cooking appliance control knob

- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking appliance control knob, according to the claimed design;

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 perspective view of the cooking appliance control knob shown in use with environmental subject matter of an exemplary cooking appliance; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view taken from within portion 9 on FIG. 8.

The evenly broken lines represent both parts of the article as well as environmental subject matter of an exemplary cooking appliance. None of the evenly broken lines form part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines represent the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof. The dot-dot-dash broken lines represent the designation of an enlargement view and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cooking appliance control knob as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1124763
Type: Grant
Filed: May 7, 2024
Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Vasanti D. Kahane (Nashik), Pravin A. Shinde (Pune)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/940,976
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/393