Bathtub closure

- Safeway Safety Step, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bathtub closure, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front perspective exploded view thereof.

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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Patent History
Patent number: D797266
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2017
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 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: 29/603,523