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US 1,106,430 · App. 29/937,385 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Downspout protector for rectangular-profile downspouts

Inventor: Stephen Cochran (Winder, GA)
E04D13/08A01M29/30E04D2013/0806
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Patent No.
US 1,106,430
App. No.
29/937,385
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a downspout protector for rectangular-profile downspouts, as shown and described.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 18348410 · Jul 7, 2023
Continuation In Part 17897476 · Aug 29, 2022
Continuation 17323873 · May 18, 2021
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