Thawing unit

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1071178
  • Patent Number
    D1,071,178
  • Date Filed
    Friday, October 21, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 15, 2025
    11 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Bockholt; Karla H. (Delavan, WI, US)
    • Atwater; Richard G. (Roscoe, IL, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Vujcic; Natasha
    • Ford; Gilbert B
    Agents
    • Boyle Fredrickson S.C.
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D24 121
    • D24 206-208
    • D24 216
    • D24 217
    • D24 224
    • D24 231
    • D30 199
    • CPC
    • A61D19/02
    • A61D19/024
    • A61D19/025
    • A61D19/022
  • International Classifications
    • 2402
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a thawing unit including a basket, a basket retriever, a retriever, a thawing unit body, and a removable cap;



FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the thawing unit of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 4 is a first side elevation view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-3;



FIG. 5 is a second side elevation view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-4;



FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-5;



FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the thawing unit of FIGS. 1-6;



FIG. 8 is a perspective exploded view of the thawing unit with arrows indicating assembly of the various components of the thawing unit;



FIG. 9 is a perspective assembled view of the thawing unit;



FIG. 10 is a sectional perspective view of the assembled thawing unit of FIG. 9; and,



FIG. 11 is a sectional side view of the assembled thawing unit of FIGS. 9 and 10.


The broken lines in the figures illustrate environmental structures and portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. The boundary lines shown in the drawings represent boundaries of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a thawing unit, as shown and described.
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Entry
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