Male garden hose coupling

- Gilmour, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper front left perspective view of the present new design for a male garden hose coupling;

FIG. 2 is an exploded upper front left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an exploded lower rear right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof which is identical to the right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines showing various features of a male garden hose coupling are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a male garden hose coupling, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1242874 October 1917 Sheafe et al.
D325775 April 28, 1992 Hayes
5178421 January 12, 1993 Tressler
D441436 May 1, 2001 Chao
D457604 May 21, 2002 Chen
D458353 June 4, 2002 Chen
Other references
  • Gilmour® Model No. 01M Hose Replacement Fitting: 5 pages of photos prepared from product sample.
  • The disclosure date of Citation No. 2 above is sufficiently earlier than the effective U.S. filing date and any foreign priority date so that the particular date of disclosure is not an issue. Applicant concedes that citation as prior art.
Patent History
Patent number: D475768
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 2, 2002
Date of Patent: Jun 10, 2003
Assignee: Gilmour, Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventor: Scott A. Walker (Somerset, PA)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Victor A. Henzi
Application Number: 29/170,150
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)
International Classification: 2301;