Refrigerator air filter assembly

- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of a refrigerator air filter assembly according to the design;

FIG. 2 is a front-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right cross-sectional reference view thereof taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom cross-sectional reference view thereof taken along the line 5-5 in FIG. 3.

The broken line showing of portions of the article form no part of the claimed design; portions of the article between the jagged, spaced pair of broken lines in the figures being removed.

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

Stipple-filled portions of the article indicate a contrasting appearance due to such portions being illuminated by incident light and does not indicate a stipple pattern in the lighting itself.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are sectional views for purposes of illustrating relationships between certain structures relative the front vertical plane of the assembly.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D986930
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 2022
Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Daniel de Cavalcanti (St. Joseph, MI), Alexandre D. Grosse (Joinville), Jose Paulo Remor (Stevensville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Application Number: 29/839,604
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/89)