Baffle for a laundry appliance

- Maytag Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baffle for a laundry appliance showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the baffle of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top elevational view of the baffle of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an end view of the baffle of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an opposite end view of the baffle of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the baffle as disclosed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the baffle shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the baffle shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 11 is an end view of the baffle of FIG. 8, the undisclosed opposite side being identical.

The undisclosed bottom of the baffle forms no part of the claim design.

The broken line showing of a dryer on FIGS. 1 and 7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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1610894 December 1926 Smelser
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3416334 December 1968 Candor et al.
3605281 September 1971 Hubbard et al.
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5371956 December 13, 1994 St. Louis
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Patent History
Patent number: D382684
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Inventor: Gary B. Jackovin (Ankeny, IA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees & Sease
Application Number: 0/54,294
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D32/25)
International Classification: 1505;