Patent
   D573834
Priority
Mar 09 2007
Filed
Mar 09 2007
Issued
Jul 29 2008
Expiry
Jul 29 2022
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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We claim the ornamental design for a tea kettle, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tea kettle according to the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1, the opposed right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1.

Features shown in broken lines in the drawings are not part of the claim.

The broken lines in the FIG. 5 drawing are included for the purpose of illustration and form no part of the claimed design.

Iwasaki, Ichiro, Quinn, Jason

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