Aquarium pump

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an aquarium pump showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an aquarium pump showing a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 8, the right side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 14 is a partial cross section taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 1, cross sectional views of the two similar recesses shown in FIG. 8 being indentical to the view of FIG. 14.

The broken line showing of a power cord is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Advertisement, Silent Air Aquarium Pumps, Penn-Plax, Inc., No Date. Advertisement, Undergravel Filters, Perfecto Manufacturing, No Date. Advertisement, Twelve Model Are Available Through All Leading Pet Shop Distributors, Tetra/Second Nature, No Date. Advertisement, Elite-Maxima-Optima, No Date. Advertisement, Force 1 & 2, No Date. Advertisement, The Heart of Your Show case, No Date. Advertisement, "The Pump", No Date.
Patent History
Patent number: D387777
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 27, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: Renaissance Internationa, Inc. (Pompton Plains, NJ)
Inventor: Edward F. Gaffney (Oakland, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Attorneys: William H. Murray, Robert E. Rosenthal
Application Number: 0/60,423
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Aquarium Type (D15/8)
International Classification: 1502;