Water filtration pitcher

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper left perspective view of a water filtration pitcher of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an upper left perspective view of a second embodiment of a water filtration pitcher of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawing views represent unclaimed portions of a water filtration pitcher, which are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed environment only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a water filtration pitcher, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D805342
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 2016
Date of Patent: Dec 19, 2017
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Kaitlyn M. Benoit (St. Joseph, MI), David P. Cooper (Dowagiac, MI), Christopher A. Gregory (St. Joseph, MI), Joseph R. Peters (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Daniel Bui
Assistant Examiner: Andrew Kerr
Application Number: 29/559,893
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/318