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Description

The application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/419,172, filed Apr. 25, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. D676,214, the contents of the entirety of which is also incorporated herein by this reference.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wheel showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is the other side view thereof.

The dash-dot-dot broken lines in the figures are for-the purpose of illustrating portions of the wheel and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wheel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D804766
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 2015
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2017
Assignee: ROTACASTER WHEEL LTD (Tighes Hill)
Inventors: Peter R. McKinnon (Merewether), Gerry Taylor (Carlsbad, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Application Number: 29/519,548
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Belt Or Roller Conveyor (D34/29)