Tiller

- Brunswick Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view looking down at a tiller according to our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite 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 illustrate portions of the tiller that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tiller as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1098197
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 2025
Assignee: Brunswick Corporation (Mettawa, IL)
Inventors: John I. S. Park (Fond du Lac, WI), Todd D. Dannenberg (Fond du Lac, WI), Robert A. Podell (Slinger, WI)
Primary Examiner: Richard Edgar
Assistant Examiner: Alexander Joseph David
Application Number: 29/919,596