Upper portions of a rodent trap

- Bell Laboratories, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the upper portions of a rodent trap of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the upper portions of an alternative embodiment rodent trap of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for the upper portions of a rodent trap, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • “dCon No View, No Touch” web image printout, http://www.teebop.com/mas—assets/images/RB78357.jpg downloaded Nov. 19, 2008.
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Patent History
Patent number: D590908
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 4, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2009
Assignee: Bell Laboratories, Inc. (Madison, WI)
Inventor: James R. Walsh (Wauwatosa, WI)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R Oliver
Attorney: Stiennon & Stiennon
Application Number: 29/324,024
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Trapping, Repelling, Or Vermin Destroying (D22/119)