Perforated hollow spike to facilitate the watering of plants

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a perforated hollow spike to facilitate the watering of plants in accordance with my invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along lines 7--7;

FIG. 8 is a first perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a second perspective view thereof.

The structure indicated in the drawing figures by broken lines is not part of the design sought to be patented in this application.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402861
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Inventor: Andrew D. Rose (Scottsdale, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Olivier
Attorney: Franklin Gubernick
Application Number: 0/65,547
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/1
International Classification: 0801;