Rain barrel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and FIG. 1 comprising a broken-line circle at reference numeral 2 isolating a representative surface area of the rain barrel incorporating a textured leaf pattern, the leaf pattern being distributed uniformly over the entire shaded region thereof even though shown only within the isolated area;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the textured leaf pattern shown within the broken-line circle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 9 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 10 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 11 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a rain barrel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D703911
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 2012
Date of Patent: Apr 29, 2014
Assignee: The Green Rain Barrel Incorporated (Huntersvile, NC)
Inventors: Joseph W. Taborek (Huntersville, NC), Keith Richard Radt (Charlotte, NC), Paul Michael Elhardt (Charlotte, NC)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Application Number: 29/395,474
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Barrel, Cask Or Drum (D34/39)