Flashlight

- The Gillette Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the flashlight as seen from the front, top, right side;

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

FIG. 3. is a right side elevational view of the flashlight of FIG. 1, the other side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the flashlight, as seen from the front, top, right side;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the flashlight of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the flashlight of FIG. 4, the other side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

The dense stippling represents a surface having a color that contrasts with the color of the surface including the sparse stippling. The surface including the sparse stippling has a color that also contrasts with the surface that does not include stippling. The surface that does not include stippling can have the same color or a different color from the surface that includes the dense stippling.

The uniform broken line defines a bound of the claimed design and forms no part thereof. The non-uniform broken lines showing the remainder of the flashlight are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D637747
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2009
Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Bryan L. Hesse (Guilford, CT), James Sener (Glastonbury, CT), Christopher D. Hageman (South Glastonbury, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/314,639
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Substantially Circular Body Cross Section (7) (D26/49)