Flashlight

- Fiskars Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view from above of a first embodiment of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a flashlight, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D610727
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 5, 2009
Date of Patent: Feb 23, 2010
Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc. (Madison, WI)
Inventor: Benjamin Nyssen (Tigard, OR)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Attorney: Foley & Lardner LLP
Application Number: 29/338,195