Frontload washing/drying appliance

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a first side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a third side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a fourth side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a second top perspective view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of an alternative embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a first side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a second side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a third side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a fourth side elevation view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention; and,

FIG. 16 is second top perspective view of the frontload washing/drying appliance of a second alternative embodiment of the present invention.

The dot-dash lines shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 17-24 are boundary lines that form a part of the claim.

The broken line showing of the frontload washing/drying appliance illustrates the environment of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

With specific reference to FIGS. 4 and 12, the scope of the claim, as exemplified therein, is limited to the claimed portions that are visible in FIGS. 4 and 12. This statement does not serve to limit the scope of the claim with respect to FIGS. 1-3, 5-11 and 13-16.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a frontload washing/drying appliance, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D836263
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 8, 2014
Date of Patent: Dec 18, 2018
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Seth E. Bixby (Saint Joseph, MI), Andrew C. Kubasiak (Saint Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Michelle E. Wilson
Application Number: 29/498,834
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