Threshold cap

- Endura Products, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a profile view of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

The views not shown form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines in the figures adjacent to the shaded areas represent unclaimed boundaries of the claimed design. The dash-dash lines in the figures represent portions and environmental elements that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D875969
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2017
Date of Patent: Feb 18, 2020
Assignee: Endura Products, Inc. (Colfax, NC)
Inventors: Tomasz Jaskiewicz (Oak Ridge, NC), Michael K. Mitchell (Winston-Salem, NC)
Primary Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Application Number: 29/601,563
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Weatherstrip, Threshold, Or Sill (D25/48.2)