Docking slot portion of an object

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a portion of a vehicle in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the docking slot portion of the object of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the docking slot portion of the object of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the docking slot portion of the object of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan of the docking slot portion of the object of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the docking slot portion of the object of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left elevation view of the portion of the vehicle of FIG. 1, wherein the right elevation view of the underwater vehicle of FIG. 1 is a mirror image of FIG. 7.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in the form of an alternating series of relatively short dashes and relatively long dashes that are immediately adjacent to the shaded area represent the bounds of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a docking slot portion of an object, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D580341
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 1, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2008
Assignee: Vehicle Control Technologies, Inc. (Reston, VA)
Inventors: Thomas F. Tureaud (Fairfax, VA), Daniel N. Dietz (Alexandria, VA), Stacy J Hills (Ashburn, VA), Douglas E. Humphreys (Great Falls, VA), Alexander V. Roup (Sterling, VA)
Primary Examiner: Holly H Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia M Chin
Attorney: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Application Number: 29/292,926
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