Faucet spout cap

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a faucet spout cap showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the two handle faucet spout cap differing from that illustrated in FIG. 1 in having 4 scallops instead of two scallops;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of the two handle faucet spout cap, differing from that illustrated in FIG. 1 in having 6 scallops instead of two scallops;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the third embodiment illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of the two handle spout cap, differing from that illustrated in FIG. 1 in having 8 scallops instead of two scallops;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of the fourth embodiment illustrated in FIG. 12; and,

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the fourth embodiment.

The broken line showing of the faucet and handles in FIG. 1 is for purposes of illustration only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D413164
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 24, 1999
Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventor: Judd A. Lord (Carmel, IN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Attorneys: Myron B. Kapustij, Leon E. Redman
Application Number: 0/75,772
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (20) (D23/303); Cap, Plug, Vent Or Screen (11) (D23/260)
International Classification: 2301;