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Visor frame for headgear article

Granted 23 Mar 2010 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company · originally 3M Company

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Inventors: Thomas J. Brace, Stuart J. King, James M. Ulwelling, Benjamin A. Johnson +1 · Examiner: Ruth McInroy · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/324,724
filed 18 Sep 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D612544
granted 23 Mar 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a visor frame for headgear article showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

The details shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D29/122

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Responses
1
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Examiner
Ruth McInroy
art unit 2917 · TC 2900
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