Tap handle

- BOSTON BEER CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tap handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof, enlarged relative to FIGS. 1-4 to show detail; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof, enlarged relative to FIGS. 1-4 to show detail.

The broken lines in the drawings are for the purposes of illustrating environment only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tap handle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D738162
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2014
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2015
Assignee: BOSTON BEER CORPORATION (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Scott T. Watters (Monument Beach, MA), Eva B. Pitts (Boston, MA), Matthew Moffatt (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Marianne Pandozzi
Assistant Examiner: Jae Liang
Application Number: 29/483,177
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/398; D7/397