Filter cartridge

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Description

To supplement the present disclosure, this application further incorporates entirely by reference the following commonly assigned design patent applications:

U.S. Design Pat. Application Ser. No. Title Filed On 29/713,699 Filter Cartridge Concurrently Herewith 29/713,701 Filter Cartridge Concurrently Herewith 29/713,707 Filter Cartridge Concurrently Herewith 29/713,708 Filter Cartridge Concurrently Herewith 29/713,709 Filter Cartridge Concurrently Herewith 29/713,711 Filter Cartridge Concurrently Herewith 29/713,712 Filter Cartridge Concurrently Herewith

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a filter cartridge;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view of area 2 circumscribed within FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a back perspective view of the detail of the filter cartridge as shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a front detail view, thereof;
FIG. 5 is a back detail view, thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side detail view, thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left side detail view, thereof;
FIG. 8 is a top view of the filter cartridge of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the filter cartridge of FIG. 1.
The surface shading illustrated in the drawings is provided to highlight the contour of the design; it is not intended to be illustrative of texture or gloss. The evenly spaced broken lines and unshaded areas depict portions of the filter cartridge that form no part of the claimed design. The dot dash dot broken lines in FIGS. 2-7 denote the boundaries of the detail areas and form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a filter cartridge, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D946701
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 22, 2022
Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Thomas W. McCollough (Anderson, SC), William Thomas Anniss, III (Simpsonville, SC), Willard Grant (Williamston, SC), Raony Barrios (Anderson, SC), William L. Small (Belton, SC), Marcello Correa Machado (Anderson, SC), Christopher Stephan Rousey (Anderson, SC), Ramesh Subramanian (Charlotte, NC), Robert Astle (Middlefield, CT), George Nicholas Lauri, III (Windsor, CT)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Assistant Examiner: Jonathan E Fiencke
Application Number: 29/713,706
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter Or Strainer (2) (D23/209)