Funnel

Description

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a funnel showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the funnel that form no part of the claim.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Rummel; Christian (Benningen, DE), Storti; Tim (Schwieberdingen, DE)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRITA GMBH Taunusstein N/A DE
Assignee:	BRITA GMBH (Taunusstein, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/558,502
Filed:	March 18, 2016

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Sep 21, 2015 [DE]			40 2015 100 997

Current U.S. Class:	D7/700
Current International Class:	0799
Field of Search:	;D7/700,698,691,669,637,601,400,398,372,321,318,316,312 ;D9/724,719,447,436 ;D15/199,152 ;D22/120,108 ;D23/200,209,212 ;D24/109,122,127,223

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Primary Examiner: Fox; Barbara
Assistant Examiner: Smith; Messina L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hudak, Shunk & Farine Co. LPA