Threshold cap

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Description

FIG. 1 is an end view of our new design;

FIG. 2 is an end perspective of our new design;

FIG. 3 is an end view of our new design shown in a first position relative to environmental elements; and,

FIG. 4 is an end view of our new design shown in a second position relative to environmental elements.

The views not shown form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines in FIGS. 1-4 represent unclaimed boundaries of the present design. The dash-dash lines in FIGS. 1-4 represent environmental elements only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a threshold cap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D797309
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 14, 2016
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 2017
Assignee: Endura Products, Inc. (Colfax, NC)
Inventors: Tomasz Jaskiewicz (Winston-Salem, NC), Michael K. Mitchell (Winston-Salem, NC)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Application Number: 29/557,877
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Weatherstrip, Threshold, Or Sill (D25/48.2)