Auger housing for a snow thrower

- MTD Products Inc
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an auger housing for a snow thrower of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. Any broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an auger housing for a snow thrower, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D705271
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 2013
Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
Assignee: MTD Products Inc (Valley City, OH)
Inventors: Ryan Cmich (Sharon Township, OH), Tim Dilgard (Ashland, OH), Jimmy N. Eavenson, Sr. (Aurora, OH), Dave Hein (Elyria, OH), Joe Jocke (Grafton Township, OH), Amil Saha (Hudson, OH)
Primary Examiner: Mark Goodwin
Application Number: 29/469,055