Bathtub closure
Stafford , et al. September 12, 2
Patent Grant D797266
U.S. patent number D797,266 [Application Number D/603,523] was granted by the patent office on 2017-09-12 for bathtub closure. This patent grant is currently assigned to Safeway Safety Step, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is Safeway Safety Step, LLC. Invention is credited to Lance Middleton, John Thomas Richter, Bruce Randell Slattery, Christopher Brian Stafford.
| United States Patent | D797,266 |
| Stafford , et al. | September 12, 2017 |
Bathtub closure
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a bathtub closure, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Stafford; Christopher Brian (Liberty Township, OH), Slattery; Bruce Randell (West Chester, OH), Middleton; Lance (Soddy Daisy, TN), Richter; John Thomas (Oxford, OH) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Safeway Safety Step, LLC (West
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| Appl. No.: | D/603,523 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | May 10, 2017 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 29551991 | Jan 19, 2016 | D790047 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D23/305; D23/279 |
| Current International Class: | 2302 |
| Field of Search: | ;D23/277,279,303-306 ;D24/204-205 ;D30/158 |
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Primary Examiner: Delehanty; Robert
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ulmer & Berne LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bathtub closure, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a front perspective exploded view thereof.
The broken lines in the figures illustrate unclaimed portions of the bathtub closure.
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