Battery vent adapter

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Description

FIG. 1 is an overhead perspective view of the battery vent adapter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side elevation view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas that circumscribe and define unshaded regions represent the bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The unshaded area within the boundary forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a battery vent adapter, as shown and described herein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D886060
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 19, 2018
Date of Patent: Jun 2, 2020
Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings, LLC (New York, NY)
Inventors: Joseph E. Liedhegner (Wauwatosa, WI), Jeffrey H. Juds (Waukesha, WI), Christopher M. Bonin (South Milwaukee, WI), Nicholas E. Elison (Milwaukee, WI)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 29/634,239
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Transformer, Rectifier Or Casing Therefor (3) (D13/110)