Hose coupling with water stop

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective of a hose coupling 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 inner surfaces of the passage through the inside of the hose coupling, shown as dotted-line structures in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
221153 November 1879 Chapin
D231192 April 1974 Hastings
D233836 December 1974 Raffler et al.
D240227 June 1976 Flynn
D320842 October 15, 1991 Roman
1899119 February 1933 Singer
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Foreign Patent Documents
3822041 August 1989 DEX
221170 December 1986 JPX
1753168 August 1992 SUX
Other references
  • The Gardena Catalog of 1995, Sep. 1994, p. 52. Sprinklemeist 1941 Cat., p. 6: Rubber-Covered Hose Nozzle No. H-227.
Patent History
Patent number: D402357
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Assignee: Gardena Kress + Kastner GmbH
Inventor: Franco Clivio (Erlenbach)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/50,232
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)
International Classification: 2301;