Tripod

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of the tripod, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear, right-side, bottom perspective view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a rear, right-side, top perspective view showing an open configuration thereof.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a second embodiment of the tripod, showing the new design;

FIG. 10 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear, right-side, bottom perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a rear, right-side, top perspective view showing an open configuration thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the tripod that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D989847
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 1, 2021
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 2023
Assignee: NINGBO YIZHOU MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Ningbo)
Inventor: Weiming Lu (Ningbo)
Primary Examiner: Maria J. Edwards
Assistant Examiner: Dina Michelle Hoeynck
Application Number: 29/776,928
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tripod Or Unipod (D16/244)