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Valve box insert

Granted 31 Jul 2018 · 2 office actions

Inventors: Ryan Mitchell, Terence Martins, Peter B. Knight-Chevalier, Ross Mitchell · Examiner: Eric L Goodman · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application

29/526,766

filed 13 May 2015

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US D824494

granted 31 Jul 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a valve box insert according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the valve box insert of FIG. 1 showing an embodiment with a filter.

FIG. 3 is a bottom rear perspective view of the valve box insert of FIG. 1 showing an embodiment with a filter.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the valve box insert of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the valve box insert of FIG. 1 showing an embodiment with a filter.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the valve box insert of FIG. 1 showing an embodiment without a filter for ease of illustration.

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the valve box insert according to another embodiment; and,

FIG. 8 is a top front perspective view of the valve box insert of FIG. 7 showing an embodiment with a filter.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a valve box insert, substantially as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D23/261

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D824494-S	S1	31 Jul 2018	13 May 2015	granted	Valve box insert

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-163863-S	S	16 May 2018	14 Aug 2015	granted	Valve box insert

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