Refrigerator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a refrigerator showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a refrigerator;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof.

The broken lines depicting the ice dispenser of the refrigerator in FIGS. 6-7 form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a refrigerator, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D957479
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 2020
Date of Patent: Jul 12, 2022
Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Simona Iuculano (Stockholm), Jerome Esteve (Stockholm), Rodrigo Scandelari Pereira (Stockholm), Luis Fernando Zeni Filho (Curitiba), Gabriel Lied (Curitiba), Swaminathan Iyer (Galaxis), Ola Lantz (Galaxis), Eunice Cheng (Galaxis)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Application Number: 29/751,177
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Plural Doors And/or Drawers (D15/85)