Fabric care appliance

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a fabric care appliance according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The portions of the article shown in broken line form no part of the claimed design.

Dash-dot lines adjacent un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design themselves.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fabric care appliance, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D942715
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 8, 2018
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2022
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Luis Antonio Alarcon (Nuevo León), Seth E. Bixby (Stevensville, MI), Marcos Lima Nogueira Costa (Joinville), Marco Ali Curti Espinosa (Nuevo León), Sayer J. Murphy (St. Joseph, MI), Jun Young Park (St. Joseph, MI), Bruno T. Ramasco (Stevensville, MI), Joel R. Shinaberry (St. Joseph, MI), Andrew C. Kubasiak (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Michelle E. Wilson
Assistant Examiner: Richard E Yenchesky
Application Number: 29/665,854
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Washing, Cleaning, Or Drying Machine (D32/1)