Freight railroad car reflector

- ZefTek, Inc.
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Description

This application relates to the following co-pending commonly owned patent applications: “Freight Railroad Car Reflector,” Ser. No. 11/277,216; and “Freight Railroad Car Reflector,” Ser. No. 29/246,211.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of the freight railroad car reflector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 1, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a modified embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 8 the right side being a mirror image.

The broken line(s) which define the bounds of the claimed design form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a freight railroad car reflector, as shown and described.

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  • ZefTek Product Guide, published Jan. 2003.
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Patent History
Patent number: D541700
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 2006
Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
Assignee: ZefTek, Inc. (Montgomery, IL)
Inventors: Daniel L. Hart (Antioch, IL), John D. Anderson (Aurora, IL), Walter J. Peach (South Elgin, IL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Anna Dworzecka
Attorney: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP
Application Number: 29/246,213
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