Cyclonic air cleaner housing

- Kohler Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a cyclonic air cleaner housing;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures are for illustrative environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

An ornamental design for cyclonic air cleaner housing.

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Patent History
Patent number: D632770
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 13, 2008
Date of Patent: Feb 15, 2011
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Terrence M. Rotter (Sheboygan Falls, WI), Jeffrey S. Sayler (Howards Grove, WI), Richard R. Koehl (Sheboygan, WI), Robert J. Hensel (Germantown, WI), Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. (Kohler, WI)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Attorney: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
Application Number: 29/319,769
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Air Cleaner (D23/364)