Snowthrower impeller

- The Toro Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a snowthrower impeller, showing my new design, the snowthrower shown in broken lines is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a further enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a further enlarged rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a further enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a further enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a further enlarged right end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a further enlarged left end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a further enlarged sectional view thereof, taken on line 9--9 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a further enlarged sectional view thereof, taken on line 10--10 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a further enlarged sectional view thereof, taken on line 11--11 of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 12 is a further enlarged sectional view thereof, taken on line 12--12 of FIG. 3.

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Patent History
Patent number: D324524
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 19, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 1992
Assignee: The Toro Company (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventor: Randall A. Beihoffer (Bloomington, MN)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Sandra Morris
Attorney: R. Lawrence Buckley
Application Number: 7/467,588