Top guide for a window balance

- AMESBURY GROUP, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a top guide for a window balance, as incorporated into a window balance, showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the top guide for a window balance of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the top guide for a window balance of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back elevation view of the top guide for a window balance of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right elevation view of the top guide for a window balance of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a left elevation view of the top guide for a window balance of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the top guide for window a balance of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the top guide for a window balance of FIG. 1.

The broken lines depict environmental portions of the top guide for a window balance and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a top guide for a window balance, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D852613
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 29, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 2, 2019
Assignee: AMESBURY GROUP, INC. (Amesbury, MA)
Inventor: Wilbur James Kellum, III (Garretson, SD)
Primary Examiner: Janice Hallmark
Assistant Examiner: Harold E Blackwell, II
Application Number: 29/627,779
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/400