Snowthrower power head

- The Toro Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view of a snowthrower power head showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is right rear perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right rear perspective view of the design of FIG. 1, with unclaimed environment removed;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 1, with unclaimed environment removed; and,

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 1.

The dash-dash broken lines shown in the drawings represent unclaimed environment and form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines shown in FIGS. 3 and 8 represent boundaries between claimed and unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a snowthrower power head, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D786940
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 15, 2015
Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
Assignee: The Toro Company (Bloomington, MN)
Inventors: Philip C. Dretzka (Woodbury, MN), David J. Martin (Eden Prairie, MN), Nathan J. Friberg (Bloomington, MN), Nicholas J. Wersal (St. Louis Park, MN), Derek S. Duchscherer (Bloomington, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Application Number: 29/539,493