Rain gutter cover

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective elevational view of the rain gutter cover, as it is seen from above as it sits in a rain gutter;

FIG. 2 is a perspective elevational view of the rain gutter cover;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the rain gutter cover;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the rain gutter cover;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the rain gutter cover;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the rain gutter cover; and,

FIG. 7 is a side view of the rain gutter cover.

The broken lines depict environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rain gutter cover, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D615632
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 15, 2009
Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
Assignee: (Richland, MI)
Inventor: Thomas A. Wootton (Richland, MI)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
Application Number: 29/343,541
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Gutter (D23/267)