Butterfly valve

- ASAHI YUKIZAI CORPORATION

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a butterfly valve showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged detail view of area 9 circumscribed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged detail view of area 10 circumscribed in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 11 is an enlarged detail view of area 11 circumscribed in FIG. 7.

The broken lines in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the butterfly valve and form no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot-dash broken lines denote the boundaries of the areas of detail and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a butterfly valve, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Pool-Pro® Type SP Butterfly Valve—Specification Sheet; Published Jun. 2014; downloaded Jul. 14, 2023; URL www.asahi-america.com (Year: 2014).
  • Pool-Pro® Type SP Butterfly Valve—Installation Guide; Published Mar. 18, 2003; downloaded Jul. 14, 2023; URL www.asahi-america.com (Year: 2003).
  • Search Report dated Aug. 11, 2021, by the Taiwanese Patent Office in corresponding Taiwanese Design Patent Application No. 110300222. (1 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D1015486
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 13, 2021
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 2024
Assignee: ASAHI YUKIZAI CORPORATION (Nobeoka)
Inventor: Kotaro Matsushita (Nobeoka)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Assistant Examiner: Andrea Marie McKay
Application Number: 29/766,035
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Valve Or Body Therefor (D23/233)