Flow straightener for a discharge end of a sanitary fitting

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a flow straightener showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-section view of the flow straightener of FIG. 1 taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 4; this view is provided to show a complete contour of all exterior portions of the flow straightener; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view of the flow straightener of FIG. 1 taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 4; this view is provided to show a complete contour of all exterior portions of the flow straightener.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a flow straightener for a discharge end of a sanitary fitting, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Buttgen; Heinz (Bad Krozingen, DE)
Assignee:	Neoperl GmbH (Mullheim, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/240,502
Filed:	October 13, 2005

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29211947	Aug 24, 2004	D516182
	29231396	Jun 3, 2005

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 25, 2004 [EP]			140 298
Jun 18, 2004 [EP]			193 016
Feb 23, 2005 [EP]			299 862

Current U.S. Class:	D23/213
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D23/213,249 ;239/428.5 ;261/DIG.22

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D235772	July 1975	Saporito
4789103	December 1988	Ruhnke
5467929	November 1995	Bosio
5769326	June 1998	Muchenberger et al.
6029912	February 2000	Woolley
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6892964	May 2005	Grether et al.

Primary Examiner: Webster; Robin
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Volpe and Koenig, P.C.