Aerator hub and aerator assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first, cube-shaped embodiment of an aerator hub illustrating our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 1, with the rear, right, and left elevation views being identical;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the first, cube-shaped embodiment of an aerator hub shown in FIGS. 1-4, with the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in a first exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 5, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the rear elevation view being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the first exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 7 is an elevation view of the right side of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 5, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the elevation view of the left side being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the first exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 5, with the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the first exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIGS. 1-4, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the rear elevation view being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in a second exemplary, top-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 10 is an elevation view of the right side of the aerator hub shown in FIGS. 1-4, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the elevation view of the left side being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the second exemplary, top-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second, octagonal embodiment of an aerator hub illustrating our new design;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 11, with the rear, left, and right elevation views being identical;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the second, octagonal embodiment of an aerator hub shown in FIGS. 11-14, with the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in a third exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 15, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the rear elevation view being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the third exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 17 is an elevation view of the right side of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 15, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the elevation view of the left side being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the third exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 15, with the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the third exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 19 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 15, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the rear elevation view being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in a fourth exemplary, top-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 20 is an elevation view of the right side of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 15, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the elevation view of the left side being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the fourth exemplary, top-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a third, hexagonal embodiment of an aerator hub illustrating our new design;

FIG. 22 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 21, with the rear elevation view being identical;

FIG. 23 is an elevation view of the right side of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 21, with the elevation view of the left side being identical;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is a bottom plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the third, hexagonal embodiment of an aerator hub shown in FIGS. 21-25, with the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in a fifth exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 27 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 26, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the rear elevation view being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the fifth exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 28 is an elevation view of the right side of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 26, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the elevation view of the left side being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the fifth exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view of the aerator hub shown in FIG. 26, with the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the fifth exemplary, bottom-supplied aerator assembly;

FIG. 30 is a front elevation view of the aerator hub shown in FIGS. 21-25, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the rear elevation view being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in a sixth exemplary, top-supplied aerator assembly; and,

FIG. 31 is an elevation view of the right side of the aerator hub shown in FIGS. 21-25, with 1 ) non-disclaimed portions of the elevation view of the left side being identical; and 2 ) the broken lines forming no part of the design claimed therein and being provided to illustrate the environment of use in the sixth exemplary, top-supplied aerator assembly.

Claims

The ornamental design for an aerator hub and aerator assembly, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3733064 May 1973 Branton
4048072 September 13, 1977 McCullough
4622139 November 11, 1986 Brown
7648629 January 19, 2010 Prokopchuk
8500107 August 6, 2013 Magen
D783770 April 11, 2017 Yu
Patent History
Patent number: D796002
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 2016
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2017
Inventors: Patrick D Hill (Forest Park, IL), Braden J. Galbreath-O'Leary (Oak Park, IL), Michael C. Wever (Dothan, AL)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Application Number: 29/565,579