Nozzle for a debris blower

- The Toro Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a nozzle for a debris blower showing the new design, the nozzle shown attached to a debris (e.g., leaf) blower;

FIG. 2 is a right front perspective view of the nozzle for a debris blower removed from the debris blower;

FIG. 3 is a right front perspective view of the nozzle for a debris blower with unclaimed subject matter removed;

FIG. 4 is a right rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing illustrates unclaimed portions of the nozzle for a debris blower, as well as the environment of the claimed design, neither of which forms a part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a nozzle for a debris blower, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D735428
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 17, 2014
Date of Patent: Jul 28, 2015
Assignee: The Toro Company (Bloomington, MN)
Inventors: Chadwick A. Shaffer (Oakdale, MN), Steven J. Svoboda (Bloomington, MN)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Michelle E Wilson
Application Number: 29/482,259
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D32/25)