Battery

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a battery.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the battery shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the battery shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the battery shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the battery shwon in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view of the battery shown in FIG. 1.

The present application is directed to the shape and contour of the design illustrated in the drawings. The broken lines showing of the environment are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines which define the boundaries of the claimed design form no part thereof.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a battery, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D558670
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 1, 2008
Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation (Brookfield, WI)
Inventors: Douglas K. Ritterling (Anderson, SC), Taku Ohi (Greer, SC), Kenneth M. Brazell (Piedmont, SC), Scott D. Bublitz (Hartland, WI), Michael W. Phillips (Milwaukee, WI), Thomas J. Edwards (Lisbon, WI), Michael L. Welliver (Milwaukee, WI), Todd M. Gehring (Hartland, WI)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Rosemary K. Tarcza
Attorney: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Application Number: 29/251,531
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Battery (D13/119); Battery Or Casing Therefor (1) (D13/103)