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Actuator button for footwear or the like

Granted 7 Aug 2012 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Columbia Sportswear

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Inventors: John Joseph · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/344,660
filed 1 Oct 2009
Publication
Not published
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US D664749
granted 7 Aug 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an actuator button for footwear or the like, embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a cross-section view thereof, taken along line 2 - 2 in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof:

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof, shown in an environment of use; and,

FIG. 8 is an alternate front view thereof, shown in an environment of use.

The broken line showings of the footwear in FIGS. 7 and 8 are included for the purpose of illustrating environment of the Actuator Button, while all other broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating the unclaimed portions of the Actuator Button; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D02/946

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Pendency
2.9 y
1,041 days filing → grant
Office actions
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Responses
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Examiner
Stella Reid
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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