Fluid container spout

- PURA STAINLESS LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and side perspective view of a first embodiment of a fluid container spout embodying our new design.

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front, top, and side perspective view of a second embodiment of a fluid container spout embodying our new design.

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a front, top, and side perspective view of a third embodiment of a fluid container spout embodying our new design.

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 18 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 19 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 20 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof.

Broken lines are used to illustrate features of the fluid container spout which form no part of the claimed design. In the second embodiment of the spout, broken lines showing the round and elliptical holes form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fluid container spout, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D750490
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2014
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 2016
Assignee: PURA STAINLESS LLC (Santa Barbara, CA)
Inventors: Roger P. Moore (Santa Barbara, CA), Jenifer R. Moore (Santa Barbara, CA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Application Number: 29/484,170
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/446