Muffler end flange
Cho May 18, 2
U.S. patent number D490,036 [Application Number D/166,622] was granted by the patent office on 2004-05-18 for muffler end flange. This patent grant is currently assigned to SPW Inc.. Invention is credited to Kevin N. W. Cho.
| United States Patent | D490,036 |
| Cho | May 18, 2004 |
Muffler end flange
Claims
The ornamental design for a muffler end flange, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Cho; Kevin N. W. (Camarillo, CA) |
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| Assignee: | SPW Inc. (Los Angeles,
CA) |
| Appl. No.: | D/166,622 |
| Filed: | August 29, 2002 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D12/194 |
| Current International Class: | 1216 |
| Field of Search: | ;D12/194,114 ;D15/5 ;181/227,228,247,249,252,284,239-243 |
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
| 2449756 | September 1948 | Trautmann |
| 5198625 | March 1993 | Borla |
| D384319 | September 1997 | Harutiunian |
| D394236 | May 1998 | Verlengiere |
| D397661 | September 1998 | Harutiunian |
| 5892186 | April 1999 | Flugger |
| 6267199 | July 2001 | Chang |
| D458570 | June 2002 | Wang |
| 6431311 | August 2002 | Brown et al. |
| D465181 | November 2002 | Wang |
| D467210 | December 2002 | Yu |
| D480030 | September 2003 | Gilli |
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fischer; Felix L.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a muffler employing the ornamental design;
FIG. 2 is an end view of the muffler of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 3 is a side view of the muffler of FIG. 1 with the attachment flange to a vehicle exhaust manifold, which is not claimed as an element of the present inventive design, shown in phantom.
The ornamental design incorporates a plurality of stop drilled holes arranged in a circular pattern on the end flange of the muffler as best seen in FIG. 2. The end flange is tapered from the barrel of the muffler to the exit pipe attachment as best seen in FIG. 3.
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