Leveling foot

Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a leveling foot showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the leveling foot that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a leveling foot, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	West; Jack Raymond (San Rafael, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type SolarCity Corporation San Mateo CA US
Assignee:	SolarCity Corporation (San Mateo, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/521,138
Filed:	March 20, 2015

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	13402846	Feb 22, 2012
	12830249	Jul 2, 2010	8919052
	29521138
	14504168	Oct 1, 2014
	13402846
	12830249
	29521138
	14454471	Aug 7, 2014
	12830249
	29521138
	14531155	Nov 3, 2014
	12830249

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/349
Current International Class:	0808
Field of Search:	;D8/330,349,354,355,373,380-382,499 ;D13/102

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Primary Examiner: Johannes; Thomas
Assistant Examiner: Gingrich; Shawn T
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.