Garment

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Description

This application claims priority to, and is a divisional application of U.S. Design Application 29/302,500 (now U.S. Design Pat. D302,500), filed on Jan. 17, 2008, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

This application is related to, and is a continuation application of, U.S. Design Application 29/350,198 (now U.S. Design Pat. D616,627), filed on Nov. 12, 2009, which is a Continuation of U.S. Design Application 29/302,500 (now U.S. Design Pat. D302,500), filed on Jan. 17, 2008, the contents of each application are hereby incorporated by reference.

This application is related to co-pending U.S. Design Application 29/350,288, filed on Nov. 13, 2009, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of Embodiment 1, of a garment;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view Embodiment 2, of a garment, where the front and rear elevation views are the same as FIGS. 1-2; and,

FIG. 6 is a left elevation view of Embodiment 2, of a garment.

The center section and lower section of the claimed design is shaded to illustrate different appearances.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a garment, as shown and described herein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D667607
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 2009
Date of Patent: Sep 25, 2012
Assignee: Times Three Clothier, LLC. (New York, NY)
Inventor: Heather Thomson Schindler (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Karen E. Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Application Number: 29/350,290
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/702