Bathtub closure
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The broken lines in the figures illustrate unclaimed portions of the bathtub closure.
Claims
The ornamental design for a bathtub closure, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 19, 2016
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 2017
Assignee: Safeway Safety Step, LLC (West Chester, OH)
Inventors: Christopher Brian Stafford (Liberty Township, OH), Bruce Randell Slattery (West Chester, OH), Lance Middleton (Soddy Daisy, TN), John Thomas Richter (Oxford, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert Delehanty
Application Number: 29/551,991