Squirrel guard

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a squirrel guard showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear and side elevational views are identical to the front view shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof, the rear and right side are identical to the left side shown;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear and side elevational views are identical to the front view shown;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear being identical to the front view shown;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being identical to the left side shown; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D336556
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 5, 1991
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 1993
Assignee: Howard W. Payne (Cumming, GA)
Inventors: Howard W. Payne (Cumming, GA), Louis T. Isaf (Cobbs County, GA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Louis T. Isaf
Application Number: 7/681,162
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