Front panel for an ice maker

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a first embodiment of the front panel for an ice maker, showing our new design in an environment of use with an ice maker door and ice maker body;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, right perspective view of the first embodiment of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 1 with the environmental ice maker door removed for clarity of disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a bottom, front, left perspective view of the first embodiment of the Front Panel for an Ice Maker of FIG. 2, with environmental ice maker door removed;

FIG. 4 is a top, front, right perspective view of the first embodiment of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 2 shown in an alternate environment of use, with environmental ice maker body removed;

FIG. 5 is a bottom, front, left perspective view of the first embodiment of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 2 shown in an alternate environment of use, with environmental ice maker body removed;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a left elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a right elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 4;

FIG. 10 is a bottom elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is a top, front, right perspective view of a second embodiment of the front panel for an ice maker, showing our new design;

FIG. 12 is a bottom, front, left perspective view of the second embodiment of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a left elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a right elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 17 is a bottom elevation view of the front panel for an ice maker of FIG. 11.

Claims

The ornamental design for a front panel for an ice maker as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1126258
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 2022
Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
Assignee: Sub-Zero Group, Inc. (Fitchburg, WI)
Inventors: Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV (Elmhurst, IL), Stephen Andrew Derfiny (Park Ridge, IL)
Primary Examiner: Bao-Yen T Nguyen
Assistant Examiner: Nicholas J Buffa
Application Number: 29/868,884
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ice Maker (D15/80)