Flexible trough

- Telect, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a flexible trough;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the flexible trough that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flexible trough, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D918846
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 2018
Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
Assignee: Telect, Inc. (Liberty Lake, WA)
Inventors: Bryan Joseph Kioski (Spokane, WA), Walter Dean Takisaki (Spokane Valley, WA)
Primary Examiner: Michael C Stout
Assistant Examiner: Katrina N Gonzalez
Application Number: 29/645,348
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