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Flashlight

Granted 25 Sep 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc. · originally Energizer Battery Company Inc.

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Inventors: David R. Dalton, Robert J. Smith, John R. Brown · Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

130010

filed 26 Sep 2000

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US D448505

granted 25 Sep 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the top, a first side, and the front of the flashlight of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the top and the first side of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the bottom, front, and the first side of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an elevational plan view of the top of the flashlight of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an elevational plan view of the bottom of the flashlight of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an elevational plan view of a second side of the flashlight of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an elevational plan view of the first side of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an elevational plan view of the front of the flashlight of the present invention; and,

FIG. 9 is an elevational plan view of the rear of the flashlight of the present invention.

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Claims

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a flashlight, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D26/37

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Marcus A. Jackson

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D448505-S	S1	25 Sep 2001	26 Sep 2000	granted	Flashlight

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-142833-S	S	2 Feb 2001	31 Mar 2000	published	A flashlight

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