Camouflage pattern for sheet material and uniforms

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Description

This invention is owned by the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a camouflage pattern for sheet material and uniforms showing a first embodiment of our new design. The camouflage pattern has dark and light areas caused by the use of different colors applied to at least one surface of sheet material showing a single repeat of the ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a camouflage pattern for sheet material and uniforms showing a second embodiment of our new design. The camouflage pattern is printed in a different color combination. The pattern of light and dark areas caused by differences in color is the same regardless of colors used;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the first embodiment within the broken line area, 3, in FIG. 1 shown at full scale and showing the inclusion of the U.S. Marine Corps Eagle Globe and Anchor symbol (E, G & A) included in the ornamental design. The E, G & A and the initials USMC are insignia of the United Stated protected under 10 USC 7881; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a portion of the second embodiment within the broken line area, 4, in FIG. 2 shown at full scale and showing the inclusion of the U.S. Marine Corps Eagle Globe and Anchor symbol (E, G & A) included in the ornamental design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 depict the boundaries of one repeat unit of the ornamental design. The design continues indeterminately in one or more directions. Each repeat is approximately 36″×36″.

Claims

The ornamental design for camouflage pattern for sheet material and uniforms, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D491372
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 2001
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 2004
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC)
Inventors: Anabela Dugas (Fall River, MA), John Joseph Heisterman, Jr. (Arnold, MD), Luisa DeMorais Santos (Franklin, MA), Gabriel R. Patricio (Stafford, VA), Deirdre E. Townes (Newton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: United States Marine Corps, A. David Spevack, Charles H. Harris
Application Number: 29/143,683
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D5/62
International Classification: 0506;