Connectable cap

- 1316 LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a connectable cap of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a back view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front and side perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a back and side perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 with three units connected horizontally;

FIG. 8 is a front and side perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 with three units connected horizontally;

FIG. 9 is a back and side perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 with three units connected horizontally;

FIG. 10 is a front and side perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 with three units connected vertically;

FIG. 11 is a front view of two units of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 horizontally connected to another connectable cap having different configuration at the top of the cap;

FIG. 12 is a front and side perspective view of two units of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 horizontally connected to another connectable cap having different configuration at the top of the cap;

FIG. 13 is a front and side perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 with the connectable cap horizontally connected to two vertically connected units of another connectable cap having different configuration at the top of the cap;

FIG. 14 is a front and side perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 1 with the top of the connectable cap slid into a side of another connectable cap having different configuration at the top of the cap; and,

FIG. 15 is another perspective view of the connectable cap of FIG. 14 showing my new design.

The broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating parts of the article that form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a connectable cap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D848838
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 17, 2016
Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
Assignee: 1316 LLC (Las Vegas, NV)
Inventors: Thomas E. McConnell (Santa Ynez, CA), Qianqian Wang (Jiangsu)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/574,654
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/436