Chick feeder

- CTB, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the present invention; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the present invention.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D426682
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2000
Assignee: CTB, Inc. (Milford, IN)
Inventors: Lionel Leslie Kreger (Warsaw, IN), Theodore John Cole (Milford, IN)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Law Firm: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi & Blackstone, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/88,839
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Feeder Or Waterer (D30/121)
International Classification: 3007;