Checkered pattern on a forend of a gun
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FIG. 1 is an environmental perspective view of a checkered pattern on a forend of a gun according to the present invention with other parts of the gun shown in dashed lines and therefore not forming part of the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a right side, close-up view of the checkered pattern on a forend of a gun while the gun is pointing to the right, with the left side close-up view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view of a second embodiment of the checkered pattern on a forend of a gun shown in FIG. 2, the only difference being the angle at which the lines cross each other; and,
FIG. 6 is a right side view of a third embodiment of the checkered pattern on a forend of a gun shown in FIG. 2, the only difference being the angle at which the checkered pattern on a forend of a gun lines cross each other.
All broken lines in the above figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
The checkered pattern on a forend of a gun shown within the claimed boundary on the forend repeats continuously within the entire boundary.
FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate a second and third embodiment of the checkered pattern on a forend of a gun respectively. The claimed boundaries for these embodiments are exactly the same as the claimed boundaries shown for the first embodiment in FIGS. 1-4. The only difference in the different embodiments is the angle at which the checkered pattern on a forend of a gun lines cross each other.
Claims
The ornamental design for a checkered pattern on a forend of a gun, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2002
Date of Patent: Jun 17, 2003
Assignee: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (Southport, CT)
Inventors: James McGarry (Prescott Valley, AZ), William B. Ruger, Jr. (Newport, NH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Weingart
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 29/156,742