Necklace with a built in guidance device

- Toyota
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the necklace with a built in guidance device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1 through 7 illustrate portions of the necklace with a built in guidance device that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a necklace with a built in guidance device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D768024
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 2014
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2016
Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Erlanger, KY)
Inventors: Rajiv Dayal (Santa Clara, CA), Douglas A. Moore (Livermore, CA), Yasuhiro Ota (Santa Clara, CA), Joseph M. A. Djugash (San Jose, CA), Tiffany L. Chen (Santa Clara, CA), Kenichi Yamamoto (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Llorelys Martinez-Rivera
Application Number: 29/503,019