Refrigerator air filter assembly

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a refrigerator air filter assembly according to a first embodiment of our design shown in an unclaimed refrigerator, back, right side, left side, top and bottom views of the design showing no claimed portion of the design when in place within the unclaimed refrigerator;

FIG. 2 is a top-front perspective view of the refrigerator air filter assembly of FIG. 1 with portions of the unclaimed refrigerator removed;

FIG. 3 is a front-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right cross-sectional reference view thereof taken along the line 5-5 in FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom cross-sectional reference view thereof taken along the line 6-6 in FIG. 4.

The broken line showing of portions of the refrigerator air filter assembly forms no part of the claimed design.

The pairs of closely adjacent, spaced jagged broken lines in the drawings form no part of the claimed design and the portions between such pairs of jagged broken lines are broken away to disclose indeterminate length. Portions of the design that may be visible between the jagged lines have been removed for clarity.

Dash-dot lines adjacent un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design themselves.

Claims

The ornamental design for a refrigerator air filter assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D852234
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 2016
Date of Patent: Jun 25, 2019
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Daniel de Cavalcanti (St. Joseph, MI), Alexandre D. Grosse (Joinville-SC), Jose Paulo Remor (Stevensville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Application Number: 29/565,451
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/89)