Waste treatment plant

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the waste treatment plant of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top, plan view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front, elevational view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear, elevational view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom, plan view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side, elevational view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an opposite side, elevational view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top, plan view of another embodiment of the waste treatment plant of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a front, elevational view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 8, the rear, elevational view being the same as the rear, elevational view of the waste treatment plant shown in FIG. 4 modified as shown in the front, elevational view of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom, plan view of the waste treatment plant of FIG. 8.

Claims

The ornamental design for a waste treatment plant, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D438932
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2000
Date of Patent: Mar 13, 2001
Inventor: Jerry L. McKinney (Lumberton, TX)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Browning Bushman
Application Number: 29/123,102
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Treatment (D23/207)
International Classification: 2301;