Fan shroud

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, rear, right isometric view of a fan shroud;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the fan shroud of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the fan shroud of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the fan shroud of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the fan shroud of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the fan shroud of FIG. 1.

The right side view of the fan shroud is substantially identical to FIG. 3, left side view. The top, rear, left isometric view of the fan shroud is substantially identical to FIG. 1, the top, rear, left isometric view.

The fan shroud is shown with a symbolic break in its length. The appearance of any portion of the fan shroud between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate unclaimed surfaces of the fan shroud. The dash-dot-dash-dot broken lines in the drawings define unclaimed boundaries of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fan shroud, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D859631
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 20, 2016
Date of Patent: Sep 10, 2019
Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc. (Anoka, MN)
Inventors: Seng Chang (Minneapolis, MN), Jeffrey Thibedeau (Robbinsdale, MN), Michael Springstead (Anoka, MN)
Primary Examiner: Janice Hallmark
Application Number: 29/578,311
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fan Element (D23/411)