Reel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a reel;

FIG. 2 is front end view of the reel shown in FIG. 1, the rear end view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the reel shown in FIG. 1, the bottom view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the reel of FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image thereof.

The article is shown with portions cut away to indicate no specific length/height/width. The examiner finds the claim definite under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph with the understanding that the portion(s) of the article not shown form no part of the claimed design. Patentability is based only on those portions of the article shown in solid lines.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 4 form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D737900
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 2014
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 2015
Assignee: Start Manufacturing, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Inventor: Todd Sternberg (Dallas, TX)
Primary Examiner: Austin Murphy
Application Number: 29/490,422
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Manual Cutting (D19/69)