Funnel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a funnel showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the funnel;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the funnel;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the funnel;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the funnel;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the funnel;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the funnel taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a top rear side perspective view of the funnel in use.

The broken lines in FIG. 8 are illustrative of environmental structure forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a funnel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D986015
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 2021
Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
Inventor: Jeffrey Cheske (Stuart, FL)
Primary Examiner: Nicole C Shiflet
Assistant Examiner: Yen Le Southwood
Application Number: 29/782,259
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/700