Humidifier

- The Rival Company
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a rearview thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a humidifier showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of FIG. 6, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 8 is a top view of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 6.

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Patent History
Patent number: D434127
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 2000
Assignee: The Rival Company (Kansas City, MO)
Inventors: Paul Dery (Montreal), Gabriel Chauviaux (Laval), Joseph Carley (Clinton, MO), Philip Frank (Portland, OR), Omer Kotzer (Portland, OR), Kim Porter (Portland, OR), Sohrab Vossoughi (Portland, OR), Scott Thorpe (Portland, OR), Steve McCallion (Portland, OR), Angelika Schubert-Belle (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 0/98,230
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Humidifier (D23/356); Element (D23/358)
International Classification: 2304;