Vent and base portions of a fruit ripening display

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of vent and base portions of a fruit ripening display.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 1. The opposite side of the vent and base portions is a mirror image of the side view shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a back view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of vent and base portions of a fruit ripening display.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 1. The opposite side of the vent and base portions is a mirror image of the side view shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 6.

FIG. 10 is a back view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 6.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of vent and base portions of a fruit ripening display.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 11. The opposite side of the vent and base portions is a mirror image of the side view shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 14 is a top view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is a back view of the vent and base portions of FIG. 11.

Claims

The ornamental design for vent and base portions of a fruit ripening display, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D547600
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 31, 2007
Assignees: (Los Angeles, CA), (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Chia C. Chiang (Los Angeles, CA), Blake McEldowney (New York, NY), Max Burton (Portland, OR), Brent D. Sokol (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney: Brent D. Sokol, Esq.
Application Number: 29/223,882
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/368