USPatentGranted

Hard hat

Granted 28 Jun 2022 · 6 office actions

Current assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool · originally Techtronic Industries

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Inventors: Steven W. Hyma, Grant T. Squiers · Examiner: Lauren D McVey · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application

29/693,283

filed 31 May 2019

Publication

Not published

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US D956358

granted 28 Jun 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a hard hat according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the hard hat of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a front side view of the hard hat of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a back side view of the hard hat of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the hard hat of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the hard hat of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a top side view of the hard hat of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is a bottom side view of the hard hat of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a hard hat according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of the hard hat of FIG. 9 .

FIG. 11 is a back side view of the hard hat of FIG. 9 .

FIG. 12 is a front side view of the hard hat of FIG. 9 .

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the hard hat of FIG. 9 .

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the hard hat of FIG. 9 .

FIG. 15 is a top side view of the hard hat of FIG. 9 ; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom side view of the hard hat of FIG. 9 .

The broken lines illustrate portions of the hard hat and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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1 granted claims

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

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D29/102

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Pendency

3.1 y

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Examiner

Lauren D McVey

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6 members · 2 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D956358-S	S1	28 Jun 2022	31 May 2019	granted	Hard hat
US	US-D1022336-S	S1	9 Apr 2024	16 May 2022	granted	Hard hat

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-191267-S	S	18 Feb 2022	21 Nov 2019	granted	Hard hat
CA	CA-204574-S	S	20 Oct 2022	21 Nov 2019	granted	Hard hat
CA	CA-207068-S	S	20 Oct 2022	21 Nov 2019	granted	Hard hat
CA	CA-212744-S	S	20 Oct 2022	21 Nov 2019	granted	Hard hat

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