Rain gutter cover
Wootton August 10, 2
Patent Grant D621481
U.S. patent number D621,481 [Application Number D/343,540] was granted by the patent office on 2010-08-10 for rain gutter cover. Invention is credited to Thomas A. Wootton.
| United States Patent | D621,481 |
| Wootton | August 10, 2010 |
Rain gutter cover
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a rain gutter cover, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Wootton; Thomas A. (Richland, MI) |
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| Appl. No.: | D/343,540 |
| Filed: | September 15, 2009 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D23/261 |
| Current International Class: | 2301 |
| Field of Search: | ;D23/259-269 ;52/11-13,16 ;248/48.1 ;404/4-5,2 ;405/118 ;D25/119 |
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Primary Examiner: Nelson; T. Chase
Assistant Examiner: Goodman; Eric L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP Wootton; Thomas A.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective elevational view of the rain gutter cover, as it is seen from above as it sits in a rain gutter;
FIG. 2 is a perspective elevational view of the rain gutter cover;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the rain gutter cover;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the rain gutter cover;
FIG. 5 is a front view of the rain gutter cover;
FIG. 6 is a back view of the rain gutter cover; and,
FIG. 7 is a side view of the rain gutter cover.
The broken lines depict environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.
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