Patent
   D449097
Priority
May 01 2000
Filed
May 01 2000
Issued
Oct 09 2001
Expiry
Oct 09 2015
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for an air cleaner, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the air cleaner.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the air cleaner showing a second embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a right view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the air cleaner shown in FIG. 8.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 8-14 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Pillion, Lawrence M., Cruz, Anthony V., Smith, Michael E.

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