Tap handle

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tap handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof, enlarged relative to FIGS. 1-4 to show detail; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof, enlarged relative to FIGS. 1-4 to show detail.

The broken lines in the drawings are for the purposes of illustrating environment only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a tap handle, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Watters; Scott T. (Monument Beach, MA), Pitts; Eva B. (Boston, MA), Moffatt; Matthew (New York, NY)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Boston Beer Corporation Boston MA US
Assignee:	BOSTON BEER CORPORATION (Boston, MA)
Appl. No.:	D/483,177
Filed:	February 26, 2014

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Current U.S. Class:	D7/398; D7/397
Current International Class:	3100
Field of Search:	;D7/213,300,304,306,307,308,313,314,387,388,389,397,398,399,400,393 ;D23/213,233,250,252,259,241,255 ;99/275,280,323.3 ;137/315.12,317,315.36,329 ;141/362 ;40/332 ;222/400.7,515,181.1,277 ;D9/448,529,719,772,764,765

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Primary Examiner: Pandozzi; Marianne
Assistant Examiner: Liang; Jae
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Hemphill; Stuart R.