Compact device for illuminating a flat surface

- Lightwedge, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an illustration of a compact device for illuminating flat surface;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front end view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a compact device for illuminating a flat surface, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D545983
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 23, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2007
Assignee: Lightwedge, LLC (Nantucker, MA)
Inventor: James F. Bennett, Jr. (Nantucket, MA)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorney: Nixon Peabody LLP
Application Number: 29/238,922
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand-held, Body-attached Or Lantern Type (6) (D26/37)