EFI throttle body

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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a first embodiment of an EFI throttle body;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a lower perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an upper perspective view of a second embodiment of an EFI throttle body;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the design of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the design of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a first side view of the design of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a second side view of the design of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the design of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the design of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 16 is a lower perspective view of the design of FIG. 9.

The broken lines show portions of an EFI throttle body that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an EFI throttle body, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D877201
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 2017
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 2020
Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc. (Bowling Green, KY)
Inventors: Laura Shehan (Bowling Green, KY), Amy Gieske (Loogootee, IN), Jonathan Sams (Woodburn, KY), Adam Layman (Alvaton, KY), Thomas W. Tomlinson (Bowling Green, KY)
Primary Examiner: Michael C Stout
Assistant Examiner: Fritzgerald L Butac
Application Number: 29/628,394
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/5)