Fountain

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a fountain of the present invention, shown in a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the fountain of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an environmental perspective view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the fountain of the present invention, shown in a second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view of the FIG. 10 embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view of the FIG. 10 embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the FIG. 10 embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the FIG. 10 embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the FIG. 10 embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the FIG. 10 embodiment;

FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the FIG. 10 embodiment; and,

FIG. 18 is an environmental perspective view of the FIG. 10 embodiment.

The broken lines of FIG. 9 and FIG. 18 depict environment. The remaining broken lines depict portions of the fountain. The broken lines shown in the drawings form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fountain, as shown and described above.

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Patent History
Patent number: D928276
Type: Grant
Filed: May 1, 2019
Date of Patent: Aug 17, 2021
Inventor: Marshall McPeek (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Jamaal Rasheed
Application Number: 29/689,717
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