Rain barrel

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D703911
  • Patent Number
    D703,911
  • Date Filed
    Friday, January 27, 2012
    12 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 29, 2014
    10 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D34 39
    • D23 200
    • D23 202
    • D23 205
    • 220 565000
    • 220 908000
    • 220 908100
    • D11 143
    • D11 122
    • D11 153
    • D07 558
    • D07 565
    • D07 584
  • International Classifications
    • 0902
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and FIG. 1 comprising a broken-line circle at reference numeral 2 isolating a representative surface area of the rain barrel incorporating a textured leaf pattern, the leaf pattern being distributed uniformly over the entire shaded region thereof even though shown only within the isolated area;



FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the textured leaf pattern shown within the broken-line circle of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 4 is a front view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 5 is a right side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 6 is a left side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 7 is a top view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 9 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2.



FIG. 10 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 11 is a further perspective view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 12 is a front view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 13 is a right side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 14 is a left side view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2;



FIG. 15 is a top view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design; and for convenience of illustration, the shaded region representing the textured leaf pattern of FIGS. 1 and 2; and,



FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the rain barrel with elements shown in phantom forming no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • We claim the ornamental design for a rain barrel, as shown and described.
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