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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the new design;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the new design;

FIG. 4 is another end view of the new design;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the new design; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the new design.

The broken lines shown in the drawings depict environmental features that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a box, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D712251
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 2014
Inventor: William Mitchell Scott (Villa Hills, KY)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Vy Koenig
Application Number: 29/448,535
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/434