Title:
Clothes dryer
Document Type and Number:
United States Patent D552808


Inventors:
Garman, Michael (Stafford, VA, US)
Turner, Mark (Mechanicsville, VA, US)
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Application Number:
D/276054
Publication Date:
10/09/2007
Filing Date:
01/12/2007
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Assignee:
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA, US)
Primary Class:
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): 1505
Field of Search:
D32/25, D32/58-59, D32/15, 211/200-203, D32/16, 34/202, 211/189, D32/20, 211/94.03, 34/239, 211/119.01, D32/8, 34/237, 211/85.3, 211/195
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Primary Examiner:
Zarfas, Louis S.
Assistant Examiner:
Sims, Kathleen
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Claims:
CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for a clothes dryer, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a top left side perspective view of a clothes dryer in accordance with a first embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top left side perspective view of a clothes dryer in accordance with a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of the feet and portions of the drying mechanism in FIGS. 1–14 is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of environment of the clothes dryer and forms no part of the claimed design.





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