Door for clothes washing machine

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a door for a clothes washing machine;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the door from FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the door from FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a door for a clothes washing machine;

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the door from FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view of the door from FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a door for a clothes washing machine;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the door from FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional side view of the door from FIG. 7.

The broken lines in the figures illustrate the boundaries of the claim, and form no part of the claimed design. Specifically, the broken lines show a door frame of the door, while the solid lines show a window of the door. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the first embodiment of the door has a window with a transparent appearance, such as glass for example, as represented by the shading. As shown in FIGS. 4-6, the second embodiment of the door has a window that is not limited to being transparent, and is shaded with line shading to show the character and/or contour of the surfaces of the window represented. As shown in FIGS. 7-9, the third embodiment of the door has a window that is not limited to being transparent, and is shaded with stippled shading to show the character and/or contour of the surfaces of the window represented.

Claims

The ornamental design for a door of a clothes washing machine, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D848690
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 2013
Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Stephen D. Ostdiek (Saint Joseph, MI), Murali Ramalingam (Saint Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: John R Yeh
Application Number: 29/465,175
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D32/25)