Pest trap

- VM Products, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the first embodiment of a pest trap showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a left side view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a right side view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the second embodiment; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the second embodiment.

The dashed lines in the figures form no part of the claimed designs. Surface shading in the figures is provided solely to indicate contour. All other surface(s) or portion(s) of our pest trap not shown in the figures or otherwise described in the specification form no part of the claimed designs.

In other embodiments of our designs, dashed line(s) indicating any unclaimed feature(s) may be replaced with solid line(s) to claim those feature(s) and/or solid line(s) indicating any claimed feature(s) may be replaced with dashed line(s) so as not to claim those feature(s).

Claims

The ornamental designs for pest trap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D829846
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2017
Date of Patent: Oct 2, 2018
Assignee: VM Products, Inc. (Colleyville, TX)
Inventors: Ethan Vickery (Colleyville, TX), Jay Rasmussen (Bedford, TX)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R Oliver-Garcia
Application Number: 29/603,555
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Trapping, Repelling, Or Vermin Destroying (D22/119)