Enhanced visibility safety garment

- Head Lites Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a enhanced visibility safety garment of my new design, in a closed position as worn, with snaps and a front closure zipper being shown in phantom lines for illustrative purposes and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, in a flat opened condition; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof in the condition of FIG. 4.

The additional broken lines shown in FIG. 5 are understood to represent stitching. The fragmentary cris-cross pattern shown in the drawing is understood to represent fabric and is repeated uniformly throughout the areas shown.

Claims

The ornamental design for a enhanced visibility safety garment, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D440716
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 25, 1999
Date of Patent: Apr 17, 2001
Assignee: Head Lites Corporation (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Gary M. Lesley (Burnsville, MN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: John W. Bunch
Application Number: 29/102,480
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D29/101
International Classification: 0202;