Symbolic no-smoking sign

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a symbolic no-smoking sign showing my new design; and

FIG. 2 is a front view of a symbolic no-smoking sign showing a second embodiment of my new design.

The rear of the sign is plain and the sign has insubstantial depth.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D35055 April 1901 Marks
D44430 July 1913 Wilson
D107178 November 1937 Nekuda
2162946 June 1939 Garrison
Foreign Patent Documents
278,801 June 1949 CH
Other references
  • Dreyfuss, Henry, Symbol Sourcebook .COPYRGT. 1972, p. 131, fish hatchery sign. Dreyfuss, Henry, Symbol Sourcebook .COPYRGT. 1972, p. 140, no smoking sign (right). Dreyfuss, Henry, Symbol Sourcebook .COPYRGT. 1972, p. 140, no smoking sign (left).
Patent History
Patent number: D245729
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 14, 1975
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 1977
Inventor: Thomas L. Gripe (Wichita, KS)
Primary Examiner: Susie J. Mercer
Attorney: Robert E. Breidenthal
Application Number: 5/567,684
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D96/12E
International Classification: D2003;