Fin

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fin;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the fin of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the fin of FIG. 1. The left side elevation view is a mirror image of the right side elevation view.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the fin of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a front view of the fin of FIG. 1.

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.

Claims

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

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  • Michael S. Triantafyllou and George S. Triantafyllou, An Efficient Swimming Machine, Scientific American, Mar., 1995 (7 pages).
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Patent History
Patent number: D484214
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 19, 2002
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 2003
Assignee: Johson Outdoors Inc. (Racine, WI)
Inventor: Sergio A. Angelini (San Diego, CA)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Foley & Lardner
Application Number: 29/169,385
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fin Or Flipper (D21/806)
International Classification: 2101;