Tufted article
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The tufted article is shown with symbolic breaks in its length. Any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.
The broken lines having consistent dash lengths (dash-dash-dash) show unclaimed portions of the tufted article, including unclaimed portions of a backing, stitching, and tufts, and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tufted article as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 2022
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 2026
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)
Inventors: Gregory D. Fowler (Ringgold, GA), Michael Mathis (Dalton, GA)
Primary Examiner: Karen E Kearney
Assistant Examiner: Joseph J. Seddon
Application Number: 29/839,404