Hopper

- OERLIKON METCO (US) INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a hopper according to my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side perspective view of a second embodiment of the hopper;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a side perspective view of a third embodiment of the hopper;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a side perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the hopper.

Any surfaces of the design not shown, including interior surfaces and any surfaces shown in broken lines, form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a hopper, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D817555
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 9, 2015
Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
Assignee: OERLIKON METCO (US) INC. (Westbury, NY)
Inventor: Robert F. Savill, Jr. (Levittown, NY)
Primary Examiner: Susan Moon Lee
Application Number: 29/547,958
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Feeder Or Waterer (D30/121)