Broom

- The Libman Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front left perspective view of a broom showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dash-dot-dash lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas represent unclaimed boundaries of the claimed design. The dot-dot lines showing the remainder of the broom are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a broom, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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D143537 January 1946 Le Febvre
2561025 July 1951 Le Febvre
4384383 May 24, 1983 Bryant
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D384818 October 14, 1997 Wolfenden
D415616 October 26, 1999 Camp, Jr. et al.
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Other references
  • Harper catalog dated Aug. 1995, Car/Truck wash brushes, pp. 8 and 9, No. 566608, 566610, 266614 and 566508.
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  • Libman Product Catalog, Date unknown but prior to the filing date of the current application, pp. 32-41 and 48-50.
Patent History
Patent number: D627978
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 10, 2009
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 2010
Assignee: The Libman Company (Arcola, IL)
Inventor: Robert J. Libman (Arcola, IL)
Primary Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/346,995
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/199