Gas cap

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Description

FIG. 1 a top perspective view of a gas cap incorporating a design according to the invention.

FIG. 2 a side view of the gas cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 a top view of the gas cap of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 a bottom view of the gas cap of FIG. 1.

The surface(s) or portion(s) of the article not shown in the drawings or described in the specification form(s) no part of the claimed design.

In the drawings, the broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431512
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 3, 2000
Assignee: Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Manufacturing Company (Belle Plaine, MN)
Inventor: Anthony N. Pink (Prior Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.
Application Number: 0/107,301
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Radiator Cap, Gas Cap And/or Hood Ornament (D12/197)
International Classification: 1216;