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Patent
   D694296
Priority
May 18 2005
Filed
Mar 15 2013
Issued
Nov 26 2013
Expiry
Nov 26 2027
Inventors
Wetekamp, …
Assg.orig
Whirlpool …
Assg.curr
Whirlpool …
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
2
References
71
Maint.:
n/a
We claim the ornamental design for an in-door ice chute, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an in-door ice chute of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line portions of the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Wetekamp, Robert L., Van Meter, Kyle B., Miller, Alvin V., Rotter, Chad J., Martin, Dean A., Jenkins, James H., Herndon, Steven G., Koons, Bill J., Gose, Thomas E., Kramer, Brent A., Leimkuehler, Scott W., Noel, Kevin Lee, Paulsen, Ron S., Ott, Lester J., Stauffer, David Allen, Welch, Alan M., Coulter, Tim Lee, Oliveria, Mauro M.

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