Drain insert

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top facing perspective view of a drain insert spaced-apart from a drain cover. The drain cover shown in broken lines forms no part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 2 is a top facing perspective view of a drain insert;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a drain insert;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a drain insert;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a drain insert, the rear view being the same as the front view; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side view of a drain insert, the left side view being the same as the right side view.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for the drain insert, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D669969
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 2012
Date of Patent: Oct 30, 2012
Inventors: Paul Bradley Forrest (Cary, NC), James Epstein (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: Eric Goodman
Attorney: Olive Law Group, PLLC
Application Number: 29/425,061
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Drain Guard Or Strainer (12) (D23/261)