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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a broom showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the broom shown in FIG. 1, the back view being identical; and,

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the broom shown in FIG. 1, the right side view being identical.

The broken line showing on the drawing disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a broom, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Machinists' Oil Brushes (Round Face, Hardwood Handle) from Milwaukee's Brushes and Brooms catalog No. 36- R-7, p. No. 66; dated Jun. 2, 1949.
  • Cake Tester Broom from ‘The Berea College Crafts Connection’—vol. 1, No. 1, p. 43; dated Fall 1996.
  • Eight (8) pages printed on Jul. 31, 2008 from http://www.coolest-homeade-costumes.com/glow-in-the-dark-costume.html; date is unknown, though the printed pages state that the depicted costume is “3rd Place Winner of our 2007 Homemade Halloween Costumes Contest”; the 2 images of the costume appear to be front and back images of the same costume.
  • Fifteen (15) color screen shots of a video (“Glowing stick costumes”) taken from http://abc.go.com/primetime/afv/index?pn=player&itemId=364331, a page on the website for America's Funniest Home Videos; the date is unknown, but the video from which the screen shots were taken is listed on the web page as “Aired on Oct 26, 2006” and “Added on Jun. 13, 2007 by AFV.”.
  • Six (6) pages printed from http://www.xanga.com/unity303/624810650/glowstick-manglowstick-girl.html; the date is unknown, but the blog post lists “Nov. 2, 2007.” The third of the 6 pages shows a Youtube link to fifteen (15) videos that all show some kind of costume(s) made with glowsticks.
  • Eight (8) pages printed on Jul. 31, 2008 from http://www.extremeglow.com/Merchant4/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category—Code=ABOUTUS; the date is unknown.
Patent History
Patent number: D624263
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 1, 2008
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 2010
Assignee: Glowman Costumes LLC (San Antonio, TX)
Inventor: Leslie Lopez (San Antonio, TX)
Primary Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Attorney: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/303,206
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Floor Mop Or Broom (D32/50)