Vent breather

- K&N Engineering, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left side perspective view of the vent breather;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, right side perspective view;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view, the device being rotationally symmetric, and all elevation views being identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 6 is a top, front, left side exploded perspective view.

Claims

The ornamental design for the vent breather, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D767112
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2015
Date of Patent: Sep 20, 2016
Assignee: K&N Engineering, Inc. (Riverside, CA)
Inventors: Steve Williams (Beaumont, CA), Jere James Wall (Helendale, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Sean D Lough
Application Number: 29/523,931
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