Purse

- Sara Lee Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a purse showing my new design, the broken lines for the hardware contained in the strap and closure are for illustrating environmental elements only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 represents a cross-section view taken along lines 6--6 on FIG. 2.

The shading on the vertical hand represents an inlaid pebble-textured surface. The dotted lines shown in close proximity to the pebble-textured surface in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 represent conventional stitching.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D95392 April 1935 White
D312393 November 27, 1990 Bookoff et al.
D326018 May 12, 1992 Imbert
Foreign Patent Documents
710843 August 1931 FRX
1253008 December 1960 FRX
101337 February 1963 NOX
732682 June 1955 GBX
Other references
  • Saratogo Townebag #601, T. Anthony, Ltd., Catalog, p. 12, believed to be prior art. Three Gussett Brief (M356), Mark Cross Spring 1995 catalog, p. 23, believed to be prior art. Folio (M432), Mark Cross Spring 1995 catalog, p. 23, believed to be prior art. Two Gussett Brief (M355), Mark Cross Spring 1995 catalog (lower right), believed to be prior art. Gatsik (M368), Mark Cross Spring 1995 catalog, believed to be prior art.
Patent History
Patent number: D379869
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 17, 1997
Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation (Winston-Salem, NC)
Inventor: Katherine Formby (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Weingart
Law Firm: Rhodes, Coats & Bennett, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/50,660
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3243; D3/245
International Classification: 0301;