Nonwoven fabric

- Polymer Group, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a nonwoven fabric showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of my new design; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

The design repeats uniformly throughout the surface of the nonwoven fabric. The clamed surface of the nonwoven fabric is flat and planar. The sides and rear of the nonwoven fabric form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines forming an edge surrounding the design represent the boundaries of the nonwoven fabric and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a nonwoven fabric, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D696869
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2012
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 2014
Assignee: Polymer Group, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Wayne Thomas Rhodes, III (Lillington, NC), Russell Glenn Tindall (Clemmons, NC), Mark Lee Landreth (Mooresville, NC), Paul Michael Harmon (Troutman, NC), Jerome Kenneth Reeves (Flowery Branch, GA)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Application Number: 29/434,542
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D5/58