Plant bender

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a plant bender embodying my new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear 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 broken lines depict portions of the plant bender that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a plant bender, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D981193
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 12, 2021
Date of Patent: Mar 21, 2023
Assignee: Justponics LLC (Irvine, CA)
Inventor: Daniel Jewon Lee (Irvine, CA)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Eidiol Ghigliotty Torres
Application Number: 29/774,046
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/1