Purse

- Sara Lee Corporation
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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 rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image;

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

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6--6 in FIG. 3.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D185829 August 1959 Lemler
D219119 November 1970 Marshall
D220414 April 1971 Marshall
D326018 May 12, 1992 Imbert
D333565 March 2, 1993 Imbert
2464069 March 1949 Benson
4156446 May 29, 1979 Nathan
5503476 April 2, 1996 Hamdan
Foreign Patent Documents
351371 February 1961 CHX
Other references
  • Furla, p. 77, "Linea Cuoio Naturale" Purse, center of page. Gerald Murphy Drawstring, believed to be prior art. Large Drawstring Bag (M996) Mark Cross, Spring 1995 catalog, believed to be prior art. Drawstring (M111), Mark Cross, Spring 1995 catalog, p. 10, believed to be prior art. Large Drawstring (M091), Mark Cross, Spring 1995, catalog, p. 13, believed to be prior art. Thompson Drawstring, No. 4151, Coach Spring 1995 catalog, p. 58, believed to be prior art. Nicholas Drawstring, No. 9946, Coach Spring 1995 catalog, p. 53, believed to be prior art. The Sling, No. 9929, Coach Spring 1995 catalog, p. 51, believed to be prior art. Lula's Legacy Bag, No. 9952, Coach Spring 1995 catalog, p. 47, believed to be prior art. Saratoga Drawstring, #605, T. Anthony, Ltd., p. 13, believed to be prior art.
Patent History
Patent number: D380609
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 8, 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: 0/50,450
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3244; D3/232
International Classification: 0301;