Kettle

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a kettle of the present disclosure;

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

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the kettle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the kettle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a first side elevational view of the kettle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a second side elevational view of the kettle of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the kettle of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the kettle of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawing views represent unclaimed portions of a kettle, 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 kettle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D862160
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 2019
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: John W. McConnell (St. Joseph, MI), Brandon T. Mock (St. Joseph, MI), Ben C. Shao (Clarendon Hills, IL), ZhaoYi Yin (Benton Harbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Derrick E Holland
Assistant Examiner: Andrew Kerr
Application Number: 29/666,639
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/399