Ball valve

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a ball valve embodying the design of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a back elevation view of the ball valve of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left-hand side elevation view of the ball valve of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right-hand side elevationaview of the ball valve of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom elevation view of the ball valve of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top elevation view of the ball valve of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ball valve, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Knobel; Stephen (Baden, CH), Heimgartner; Michael (Baden, CH)
Assignee:	Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG (Schaffhausen, CH)
Appl. No.:	D/138,101
Filed:	March 6, 2001

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Sep 12, 2000 [CH]			127307

Current U.S. Class:	D23/245
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D23/233-236,244-245 ;251/310,315.14,315.16

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

4605199	August 1986	Bonissone et al.
D291230	August 1987	Kunz
D366693	January 1996	Gregor
D372073	July 1996	Ozaki et al.
D374066	September 1996	Gregor
5553831	September 1996	Ozaki et al.

Primary Examiner: Taylor; Robin V.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.