Measuring instrument

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a measuring instrument showing the new design with a boundary between areas of contrasting color which is visible through a window on the face thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of one of the sides thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the other of the sides thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showings are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • "Catalog No. 193," Chaney Instrument Co., Jun. 1995. "1995 Catalog," Brookstone, Inc., pp. 19 & 22, Jun. 1995. "Rain Gauge," B & L Industries, Jun. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D376987
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 1996
Inventor: Robert C. Geschwender (Lincoln, NE)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Laff, Whitesel, Conte & Saret, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/47,944