Corner device for a floor covering

- Just Fur Love LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is an environmental perspective view of a corner device for a floor covering, shown mounted to an environmental floor covering;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown affixed to an environmental disk; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof, shown affixed to an environmental disk.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environment of the corner device that forms no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a corner device for a floor covering, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1023619
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 23, 2024
Assignee: Just Fur Love LLC (Boston, MA)
Inventor: Allan Wendling (New Lothrop, MI)
Primary Examiner: Michelle E. Wilson
Assistant Examiner: Clare Ann Gannon
Application Number: 29/838,003
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/587; D6/592