Motor housing for a fan assembly

- Fanimation, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a motor housing for a fan assembly showing our new design in use;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front elevational view showing the design for the motor housing of FIG. 1 (note that due to the symmetry of the design, FIG. 2 is also (i) a rear elevational view showing the design for the motor housing of FIG. 1, (ii) a left side elevational view showing the design for the motor housing of FIG. 1, and (iii) a right side elevational view showing the design for the motor housing of FIG. 1);

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view showing the design for the motor housing of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged bottom plan view showing the design for the motor housing of FIG. 1.

In FIGS. 1-4, the broken line showing of various items including (i) the fan blades and associated mounting apparatus (FIG. 1), (ii) the central vertical support member (FIGS. 1-3), (iii) the venting apertures and associated features at the top of the motor housing (FIG. 3), and (iv) the venting apertures and associated features at the bottom of the motor housing (FIG. 4) is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a motor housing for a fan assembly, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D311247 October 9, 1990 Sonneman
D312305 November 20, 1990 Weatherford
D312689 December 4, 1990 Weatherford
D345206 March 15, 1994 DiPasquale
D346651 May 3, 1994 DiPasquale
D346859 May 10, 1994 DiPasquale
D347685 June 7, 1994 DiPasquale
D349337 August 2, 1994 Tsuji
D352997 November 29, 1994 DiPasquale
D377084 December 31, 1996 DiPasquale
D403061 December 22, 1998 Jaspers-Fayer et al.
Other references
  • 2002 Fanimation, Inc. catalog, Published at least as early as 2002, forty (40) pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D518166
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 7, 2005
Date of Patent: Mar 28, 2006
Assignee: Fanimation, Inc. (Zionsville, IN)
Inventors: Thomas C. Frampton (Zionsville, IN), Tania N. Frampton (Zionsville, IN)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney: Maginot, Moore & Beck
Application Number: 29/220,903
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fan Element (D23/411)