Air conditioning apparatus

- Dometic Sweden AB
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioning apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a first side view of the air conditioning apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a second side view of the air conditioning apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a third side view of the air conditioning apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a fourth side view of the air conditioning apparatus of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view of the air conditioning apparatus of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the air conditioning apparatus which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an air conditioning apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D905217
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2019
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 2020
Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB (Solna)
Inventors: Rickard Hederstierna (Hägersten), Samuele Meda (Solna)
Primary Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Application Number: 29/682,265
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element, E.g., Front Panel, Etc. (D23/354)