Formicarium

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Description

The formicarium is an ant-house mostly filled with clear gel. All walls are clear/transparent enabling ants to be observed tunneling through the gel

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the front and above of a formicarium showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from a left side and above;

FIG. 3 is a top view;

FIG. 4 is a front view;

FIG. 5 is a right side view (opposite side corresponds);

FIG. 6 is a bottom view; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-7 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D222065 September 1971 Sheidlower et al.
D231367 April 1974 Willinger et al.
D231371 April 1974 Willinger et al.
D265937 August 24, 1982 Berteloot
D270101 August 9, 1983 Lovitt
D320480 October 1, 1991 Poehlman
D335003 April 20, 1993 O'Connell
5575236 November 19, 1996 Pogue et al.
D501960 February 15, 2005 Oen
Other references
  • “Science”, “The Toy Book”. Aug. 1997, p. 18, believed published by Adventure Publishing Group Inc., New York, NY.
  • Photographs allegedly of booths/stands of GLOBUS International, Albenga, Italy , at trade shows in Frankfurt, Germany and Milan, Italy, on Aug. 27-Sep. 3, 2004.
Patent History
Patent number: D527494
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 18, 2004
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2006
Assignee: Fascinations, INC (Seattle, WA)
Inventor: William G Hones (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Attorney: Robert W. J. Usher
Application Number: 29/215,334
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