Valve

- United Brass Works, Inc.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a valve showing the front, left side, and bottom of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of the valve shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the embodiment of the valve shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 showing the right and bottom surfaces of the valve;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of the valve shown in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a valve showing the front, left side, and bottom of my new design;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of the valve shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an elevational view of the right side of the embodiment of the valve shown in FIGS. 5 and 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of the valve shown in FIGS. 5-7.

Top and bottom plan views and other elevational views of the design are not shown and would not depict any aspect of the invention not already shown in figures.

The broken lines shown for inner portions of the valve are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a valve, as shown and described.

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D410070 May 18, 1999 Hattori
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Other references
  • Transformers Throttle-Valves NW 80 Dimensions, Tightness Testing, DIN 42560, Reproduced by Global Engineering Documents, date unknown, available as of the filing date.
Patent History
Patent number: D489797
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 11, 2003
Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
Assignee: United Brass Works, Inc. (Randleman, NC)
Inventors: Thomas Hall (Ramseur, NC), Michael A. Berkelhammer (Greensboro, NC)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Application Number: 29/175,845
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Gate Or Butterfly Type (D23/244)
International Classification: 2301;