Filter Apparatus

- Donaldson Company, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a filter apparatus, according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the filter apparatus of FIG. 1; the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the filter apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the filter apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view of the filter apparatus of FIG. 1; the opposite end elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a filter apparatus, according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view of the filter apparatus of FIG. 6; the opposite end elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the filter apparatus of FIG. 6.

The top plan view is identical in appearance to the filter apparatus of FIG. 4.

The side elevational view is identical in appearance to the filter apparatus of FIG. 2.

The sole difference between the two embodiments resides in the appearance of a notch at the top and in the second embodiment. The broken line showing of environmental structure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for filter apparatus, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4364751 December 21, 1982 Copley
5512074 April 30, 1996 Hanni et al.
5683479 November 4, 1997 Gillingham et al.
6113674 September 5, 2000 Graham et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D455826
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 1999
Date of Patent: Apr 16, 2002
Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Gary Gillingham (Prior Lake, MN), Randy Engelland (Farmington, MN)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/114,795
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter (D23/365)
International Classification: 2304;