Humidifier

Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a humidifier showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a greatly enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D337634
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 1992
Date of Patent: Jul 20, 1993
Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company (Sheboygan Falls, WI)
Inventors: Ducan P. Copland (Newton, PA), John W. Seaman (Sheboygan Falls, WI)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Michael, Best & Friedrich
Application Number: 7/875,427
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Humidifier (D23/356)