Fuel briquet

- The Clorox Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the first embodiment of a fuel briquet, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof, the left side elevation view being the same;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof, the back elevation view being the same;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of the second embodiment of a fuel briquet, showing our new design;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof, the left side elevation view being the same;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof, the back elevation view being the same; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line denoting the bottom profile of the fuel briquet is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a fuel briquet, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D555584
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 2005
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2007
Assignee: The Clorox Company (Oakland, CA)
Inventors: Scott Melin (Oakland, CA), Don Swatling (Oakland, CA), Kelly Burke (Brush Pairie, WA), Bob Miller, Jr. (Willowbrook, IL), Katie Chow (Oakland, CA), Stevan Curtiss (Oakland, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Derrick Holland
Attorney: Ann Lee
Application Number: 29/232,983
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Solid Fuel (D13/100)