Drain auger

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a front and left side perspective view of a drain auger showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the drain auger that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a drain auger, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1251404 December 1917 Mills
1663570 March 1928 Sens
1803847 May 1931 Ellis
1927780 September 1933 Anderson
2272178 February 1942 McDowell et al.
2318172 May 1943 Long
2600707 June 1952 Turnbaugh
2661489 December 1953 Rudolph et al.
3018127 January 1962 Dobrosielski et al.
3093854 June 1963 Silverman
3224024 December 1965 Hunt
3268937 August 1966 Bollinger
3298666 January 1967 Prange
3329044 July 1967 Singer
3449782 June 1969 Hunt
3451090 June 1969 Lo Presti et al.
3556570 January 1971 Cosenza
3609788 October 1971 Mier
3691583 September 1972 Silverman
3727261 April 1973 Levine
3747153 July 1973 O'Neill
3757375 September 1973 Strom
3897602 August 1975 Waterbury
RE30175 December 25, 1979 Mier
4218802 August 26, 1980 Babb
4235362 November 25, 1980 Hubenko
4317247 March 2, 1982 Levine
4361924 December 7, 1982 Irwin
4364139 December 21, 1982 Babb et al.
4395791 August 2, 1983 Irwin
4580305 April 8, 1986 Irwin
D284125 June 3, 1986 Burke
4686732 August 18, 1987 Irwin
4706321 November 17, 1987 Kaye
4760991 August 2, 1988 Asai
4763374 August 16, 1988 Kaye
4793017 December 27, 1988 Kaye
4914775 April 10, 1990 Kirk
4956889 September 18, 1990 Kirk
5029356 July 9, 1991 Silvermann
5031263 July 16, 1991 Babb et al.
5031276 July 16, 1991 Babb et al.
5116382 May 26, 1992 Steinkamp et al.
5141354 August 25, 1992 Morsbach
5156573 October 20, 1992 Bytzek et al.
5173984 December 29, 1992 Kaye
5193824 March 16, 1993 Salpaka
5226207 July 13, 1993 Elzauridia
5232303 August 3, 1993 Rubner
5239724 August 31, 1993 Salecker et al.
5297310 March 29, 1994 Cox et al.
5347673 September 20, 1994 Nickels, Jr.
5507062 April 16, 1996 Salecker
5622729 April 22, 1997 Mower
5640736 June 24, 1997 Salecker
5675202 October 7, 1997 Zenmei et al.
D387254 December 9, 1997 Klamm
D403932 January 12, 1999 Klamm
5901401 May 11, 1999 Rutkowski et al.
6009588 January 4, 2000 Rutkowski
6083130 July 4, 2000 Mevissen et al.
6158076 December 12, 2000 Rutkowski et al.
6243905 June 12, 2001 Rutkowski
6308378 October 30, 2001 Mooty
6343398 February 5, 2002 Silverman et al.
6360397 March 26, 2002 Babb
6412136 July 2, 2002 Rutkowski
6470525 October 29, 2002 Silverman
6478463 November 12, 2002 Snider
6615436 September 9, 2003 Burch, Jr.
6637064 October 28, 2003 Silverman et al.
6655228 December 2, 2003 Margherio et al.
6729470 May 4, 2004 Watlington
6758116 July 6, 2004 Kriaski et al.
D509929 September 20, 2005 Rutkowski
7073224 July 11, 2006 Schmitt
D527971 September 12, 2006 Kokawa
7153227 December 26, 2006 Dell et al.
D539110 March 27, 2007 Okuda
7207910 April 24, 2007 Dell et al.
7269874 September 18, 2007 Hung
7367077 May 6, 2008 Rutkowski et al.
D582108 December 2, 2008 Duff
D587544 March 3, 2009 Lopano
D589317 March 31, 2009 Okuda
D593831 June 9, 2009 Van Wambeke
D608173 January 19, 2010 Ng
D609072 February 2, 2010 Van Wambeke
D610422 February 23, 2010 Houghton
D611319 March 9, 2010 Van Wambeke
7676879 March 16, 2010 Rutenberg et al.
7685669 March 30, 2010 Rutkowski et al.
7845377 December 7, 2010 Edwards, Jr. et al.
7889980 February 15, 2011 Sooy
D642037 July 26, 2011 Miller
D642038 July 26, 2011 Murray
8046862 November 1, 2011 Eisermann et al.
D650954 December 20, 2011 Patterson
D673436 January 1, 2013 Murray
8388760 March 5, 2013 Aniban, Jr.
D682640 May 21, 2013 Motosko
8434186 May 7, 2013 Wildauer
8615837 December 31, 2013 Hale et al.
8677868 March 25, 2014 Hoffman et al.
8826483 September 9, 2014 Rutkowski
8931131 January 13, 2015 Feduke
9009906 April 21, 2015 Hale et al.
9126241 September 8, 2015 Majeed
9209664 December 8, 2015 Sugitani
9234342 January 12, 2016 Beesley
D750460 March 1, 2016 Miller
9410607 August 9, 2016 Yamamoto
D777544 January 31, 2017 Cooper
9884353 February 6, 2018 Banholzer
20040086353 May 6, 2004 Diaconu
20050279517 December 22, 2005 Hoffman et al.
20070089254 April 26, 2007 Alaine
20080148503 June 26, 2008 Babb
20080244816 October 9, 2008 Babb et al.
20090302554 December 10, 2009 Thiel
20120210596 August 23, 2012 Lebel
20130019422 January 24, 2013 Miller et al.
20140260831 September 18, 2014 Hayes et al.
20150343583 December 3, 2015 McRoberts et al.
20170284078 October 5, 2017 Puzio
Foreign Patent Documents
102008015532 August 2014 DE
2277634 June 2012 EP
2371462 May 2014 EP
2968173 June 2012 FR
2192224 January 1988 GB
56138558 October 1981 JP
60241564 November 1985 JP
WO-2006113847 October 2006 WO
Other references
  • Geisenhofer, Michael—European Search Report re: related EP application No. 17164861.1-1614—Oct. 30, 2017—10 pages—Munich.
  • K-45 Sink Machine—Ridgid Professional Tools—www.rigid.com/us/en/k45af-sink-machine—Apr. 17, 2015—15 pages.
  • Ridgid K-45 Drain Cleaning Machine—www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjk0ktbh5qU—Apr. 17, 2015—2 pages.
  • K-39/K39-B Drain Cleaner Operator's Manual—Ridgid/Kollmann—12 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D830806
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 2017
Date of Patent: Oct 16, 2018
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, CT)
Inventors: Cheng Gang Gu (Jiangsu), Lauren W. Austin (Owings Mills, MD)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Application Number: 29/594,077
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/68