Garment

- Times Three Clothier, LLC
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Description

This application is related to co-pending U.S. Design Application 29/350,290, filed on Nov. 13, 2009, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of Embodiment 1, of a garment;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of Embodiment 2, of a garment, where the front and rear elevation views are the same as FIGS. 1-2; and,

FIG. 6 is a left elevation view of Embodiment 2, of a garment.

The sleeves are not shown in FIGS. 3-6 for ease of illustration. The center section and lower section of the claimed design is shaded to illustrate a different appearance. The dashed broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate environmental features that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dot-dash broken lines shown at the junction of the bodice with the sleeve and the interior of the bodice represent the bounds of the design and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a garment, as shown and described herein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D665558
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 2009
Date of Patent: Aug 21, 2012
Assignee: Times Three Clothier, LLC (New York, NY)
Inventor: Heather Thomson Schindler (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Karen E. Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Application Number: 29/350,288
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/701