Corner device for a floor covering

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1014131
  • Patent Number
    D1,014,131
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, May 10, 2022
    2 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 13, 2024
    9 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Wendling; Allan (New Lothrop, MI, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Rudzinski; Kevin K
    • Gannon; Clare Ann
    Agents
    • Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D06 582-588
    • D06 592
    • D25 482
    • CPC
    • A47G27/0206
    • A47G27/0212
    • A47G27/0225
    • A47G27/0218
    • A47G27/0231
    • A47G27/025
    • A47K3/002
    • A47K7/026
    • A47L23/26
    • A47L23/266
  • International Classifications
    • 0611
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is an environmental perspective view of a corner device for a floor covering, shown attached to an environmental floor covering;



FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown affixed to an environmental disk; and,



FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof, shown affixed to an environmental disk.


The broken lines in the drawings depict environment of the corner device that forms no part of the claim.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a corner device for a floor covering, as shown and described.
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