Animal flotation vest with shark fin decoration

- Swimways Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 shows a general perspective view of the flotation vest with shark fin decoration. Side and chest straps and buckles are rendered in dashed lines; they form no part of the invention. Piping or edge binding at the edges of the vest is represented by stippled bands at the edges. Dashed lines in these stippled bands represent stitching of said binding.

FIG. 2 is a left-side view of the flotation vest with shark fin decoration.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the flotation vest with shark fin decoration.

FIG. 4 is a right-side view of the flotation vest with shark fin decoration.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the floatation vest with shark fin decoration.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the floatation vest with shark fin decoration; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the floatation vest. The shark fin decoration is not visible in this view.

The broken lines on the piping or edge binding at the edges of the vest represent stitching; they form no part of the invention.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for an animal flotation vest with shark fin decoration, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D663003
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2012
Assignee: Swimways Corporation (Virginia Beach, VA)
Inventor: Richard A. Barbis (Eugene, OR)
Primary Examiner: Zenia Bennett
Application Number: 29/396,224