Slow cooker

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slow cooker showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a slow cooker showing a second embodiment of our new design with the same structure as the first embodiment but without disclaimed regions and without shading;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof,

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of various regions in FIGS. 1-7 is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a slow cooker, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D647752
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2011
Date of Patent: Nov 1, 2011
Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Brent Aaron Curtis (Anderson, SC), Daniel Hartly Green (Nashville, TN), Charles David Baker (Anderson, SC), Benjamin Paul Shrader (Anderson, SC)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/386,857
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/357; D7/354