TREA

Wick for candle or other lighting apparatus

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  • Patent Grant
  • D851813
  • Patent Number
    D851,813
  • Date Filed
    Friday, September 25, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 18, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Rosati; Brandon M
    • Voytek; John A
    Agents
    • Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D26 1- 6
    • D26 22
    • D26 72
    • D26 78
    • D26 88
    • D26 89
    • D26 93
    • D26 106
    • D26 113-116
    • D26 118
    • D26 120
    • D26 121
    • D26 138
    • D13 169
    • D13 174
    • D22 117
    • CPC
    • A01G13/06
    • C11C5/006
    • F21L17/00
    • F23D3/16
    • F23D3/18
  • International Classifications
    • 2699
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
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Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the first embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the first embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the second embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the second embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus;



FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus; and,



FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the wick for candle or other lighting apparatus.


Any broken lines in the drawings, including both dashed and dotted lines, depict environment and/or disclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a wick for candle or other lighting apparatus, as shown and described.
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