Binocular

- Swift Instruments, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a binocular showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof, the opposite side is a mirror image.

Claims

The ornamental design for a binocular, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D521037
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 2004
Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
Assignee: Swift Instruments, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Alison C. Swift (San Jose, CA), David John Copeland (Milton, MA), Bryan Brownlee Robertson (South Dartmouth, MA), Aidan John Petrie (Jamestown, RI), Michael E. Twist (Newport, RI), Blaine Matthew Adams (Providence, RI), Bruce Keith Mercer (Westwood, MA)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Greene
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/197,068
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Binocular (D16/133)