Paint brush

- Newell Operating Company
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Description

The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/121,031 (now U.S. Patent No. D440,769) entitled paint brush and filed on Mar. 30, 2000; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/121,044 (now U.S. Patent No. D440,405) entitled paint brush and filed on Mar. 30, 2000, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/121,034 (now U.S. Patent No. D446,943) entitled paint brush and filed on Mar. 30, 2000, the full disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a paint brush of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines defining the front end of the handle represent the bounds of the claim design and form no part thereof.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a paint brush, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D465091
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 2001
Date of Patent: Nov 5, 2002
Assignee: Newell Operating Company (Freeport, IL)
Inventors: Brian E. Woodnorth (Whitefish Bay, WI), Brian C. Bone (St. Louis, MO), Heath A. Doty (Richmond Heights, MO), Kent P. Ritzel (Waterloo, IL), William Dean Ungar (Redondo Beach, CA), Jonathan Hawley (Abbots Bromley)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone Tabor
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun
Application Number: 29/137,294
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/135; D4/138
International Classification: 0404;