Door handle protection device

- PullGuards, LLC

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a door handle protection device according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof,

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the door handle protection device shown with environment;

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of a door handle protection device according to our new design;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof,

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom perspective view of the door handle protection device shown with environment.

The long-short-short broken line showing of a seam and the short broken line showing of channel and hardware openings are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the door handle protection device and form no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing of a door handle is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a door handle protection device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D961358
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 2022
Assignees: PullGuards, LLC (Madison, CT), IDEAZ, LLC (Glastonbury, CT)
Inventors: Justin R. Grebasch (Madison, CT), Alexander Schwarzkopf (Madison, CT), Jesse S. Kruska (Westport, CT), Andrew E. Reed (Trumbull, CT), Christopher D. Hageman (Glastonbury, CT), John P. Records (Middletown, CT), David Mathieu (Pompano Beach, FL)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Michael A Kervin
Application Number: 29/756,108
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/321; D8/308