Post guard

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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a post guard;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the post guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the post guard of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a front side elevation view of the post guard of FIG. 1, the rear, right, and left side elevation views being a mirror image thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; features illustrated in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a post guard, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D621965
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 2009
Date of Patent: Aug 17, 2010
Assignee: Property Props, Inc. (Plymouth, MN)
Inventors: Gary J. Ringus (Plymouth, MN), John C. Daugherty (Eden Prairie, MN)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Attorney: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.
Application Number: 29/342,721
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D25/133)