Paper clip

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a paper clip according to the present design, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a paper clip.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a third embodiment of a paper clip, the rear view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a paper clip.

Claims

The ornamental design for the paper clip, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D557339
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 2007
Inventor: Michael Dunn-Rankin (Venice, FL)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Austin Murphy
Attorney: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
Application Number: 29/248,999
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Office Equipment Not Elsewhere Specified (D19/65)