EFI throttle body

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a lower perspective view thereof.

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

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D924273
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 6, 2021
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)
Primary Examiner: Michael C Stout
Assistant Examiner: Fritzgerald L Butac
Application Number: 29/628,392
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/5)