Hose coupling with water stop

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a hose coupling with water stop showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation thereof rotated 90 from FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan of FIG. 2.

The broken lines showing the inside structures of the coupling are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D213192 January 1969 Hastings
D233836 December 1974 Raffler et al.
D240227 June 1976 Flynn
D320842 October 15, 1991 Roman
1899119 February 1933 Singer
2799348 July 1957 Page
Foreign Patent Documents
271170 December 1986 JPX
1753168 August 1992 SUX
Other references
  • Sprinklemist 1941 Cat., p. 6: Rubber-Covered Hose Nozzle No. H-227. The Gardena Catalog of 1995, Sep. 1994, p. 52.
Patent History
Patent number: D394306
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 1996
Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
Assignee: Gardena Kress & Kastner GmbH (Ulm)
Inventor: Franco Clivio (Erlenbach)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/50,229
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)
International Classification: 2301;