Motorcycle gas cap assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a motorcycle gas cap assembly with the key in a detached position, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, with the key removed for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, all other side elevational views being substantially identical thereto; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a motorcycle gas tank is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Motorcycle Gas Cap, Illustration top right corner, Cycle World Magazine, p. 73, May 1989. Motorcycle Gas Cap Illustration, Motorcyclist Magazine, p. 48, Jun. 1995. Motorcycle Gas Cap, Illustration top right corner, Cycle World Magazine, p. 27, Jun. 1990.
Patent History
Patent number: D402248
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Inventor: Mark E. Triebold (Somerset, WI)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Skinner And Associates
Application Number: 0/57,802
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Radiator Cap, Gas Cap And/or Hood Ornament (D12/197)
International Classification: 1216;