Animal feed tub cover

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Description

This application relates to a design patent application filed concurrently herewith having the title “Animal Feed Tub and Cover,” and U.S. Ser. No. 29/534,874 filed Jul. 31, 2015, the content of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. This application relates to a non-provisional patent application filed concurrently herewith having the title “Animal Feed Covers and Systems and Methods for Their Production and Use,” and U.S. Ser. No. 14/815,488 filed Jul. 31, 2015, the content of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a first animal feed tub cover showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a second animal feed tub cover showing the new design;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures represent portions of the feed tub cover which are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a feed tub cover, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D821658
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2015
Date of Patent: Jun 26, 2018
Assignee: PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC (Shoreview, MN)
Inventors: Benjamin R. Danenberg (White Bear Lake, MN), Michael J. Gabriel (Inver Grove Heights, MN), Michael S. Burr (Marthasville, MO)
Primary Examiner: Susan Moon Lee
Application Number: 29/534,880
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Feeder Or Waterer (D30/121)