Emitter inlet

- Rain Bird Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an emitter inlet in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view of the emitter inlet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the emitter inlet of FIGS. 1-2;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the emitter inlet of FIGS. 1-3; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the emitter inlet of FIGS. 1-4.

The broken lines in the drawings represent environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an emitter inlet, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D826662
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 2017
Date of Patent: Aug 28, 2018
Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation (Azusa, CA)
Inventors: Mark M. Ensworth (Orange, CA), Jae Yung Kim (Los Angeles, CA), Mark Richard Edris (Glendora, CA), Joseph Nazari (La Crescenta, CA)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Application Number: 29/628,441
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/1