Curtain rod with end caps

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a curtain rod with end caps in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of my design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines showing a backpack and an additional pack strap are for the purposes of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a curtain rod with end caps, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D691030
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 18, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 2013
Assignee: Zenith Products Corporation (New Castle, DE)
Inventors: Benjamin G. Lindo (Philadelphia, PA), Kaveh Didehvar (Hockessin, DE), Joseph Vaccaro (West Chester, PA)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Application Number: 29/443,578
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/376