Support element for underwear

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear isometric view of an ornamental design for a support element for underwear;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left-side elevational view thereof.

The evenly spaced broken lines depict portions of the support element for underwear that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines, as depicted in FIGS. 1-6, depict a boundary line which forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines arranged in a crisscross pattern, as depicted in FIGS. 1-6, depict a contrast in appearance of the surface of the Support Element for Underwear and form no part of the claimed design. The various surface treatments and contour lines applied to the surfaces of the support element for underwear represent a contrast in appearance and do not illustrate any material, surface ornamentation, or surface decoration.

Claims

The ornamental design for a support element for underwear as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1121920
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 2023
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 2026
Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC (Winston-Salem, NC)
Inventors: Tasha R. Perry (Winston-Salem, NC), Sherry E. Kimel (King, NC), Jessica Singleton (Burlington, NC)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: James P McKane
Application Number: 29/919,644
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/712