Filter medium for an aquarium

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a filter medium for an aquarium showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof, on a reduced scale, the broken line drawing of an aquarium is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D334971
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 1990
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1993
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tominaga Jyushi Kogyosho (Osaka)
Inventor: Kazutoshi Tominaga (Higashiosakashi)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Collard & Roe
Application Number: 7/578,133
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter Or Strainer (2) (D23/209)