USD830649S1 - Vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube - Google Patents

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USD830649S1
USD830649S1 US29/553,214 US201629553214F USD830649S US D830649 S1 USD830649 S1 US D830649S1 US 201629553214 F US201629553214 F US 201629553214F US D830649 S USD830649 S US D830649S
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FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view of the vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof, the top view being a mirror image;
FIG. 6 is a front, bottom, and right side isometric view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front, right, and top isometric view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front, top, and left side isometric view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a front and left side isometric view thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a front, left, and bottom isometric view thereof.
The exemplary broken line depiction of a milker unit liner with a short milk tube and vent plug, are shown for purposes of illustration only, and forms no part of the design claim.

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  1. The ornamental design for a vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube, as shown and described.
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