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Bottom rail end cap for Venetian blind

Granted 12 Jun 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Hunter Douglas Industries Bv · originally Hunter Douglas

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Inventors: Antonius Johannus Josephus Horsten · Examiner: Mitchell Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

118440

filed 7 Feb 2000

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US D443456

granted 12 Jun 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the bottom rail end cap for Venetian blind;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation thereof.

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Claims

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›1.independentI claim the ornamental design for a bottom rail end cap for Venetian blind, as shown.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/580

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Mitchell Siegel

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D440448-S	S1	17 Apr 2001	7 Feb 2000	granted	Headrail end cap for covering for architectural openings
USthis patent	US-D443456-S	S1	12 Jun 2001	7 Feb 2000	granted	Bottom rail end cap for Venetian blind
US	US-D447901-S	S1	18 Sep 2001	7 Feb 2000	granted	Headrail end cap for venetian blind

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-141321-S	S	31 Jul 2000	3 Feb 2000	published	Head rail end cap
AU	AU-141323-S	S	31 Jul 2000	3 Feb 2000	published	Head rail end cap
AU	AU-141324-S	S	31 Jul 2000	3 Feb 2000	published	Venetian blind head rail end cap

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