Rail

- CPG International LLC
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Description

The Applicant would also like to let the Examiner know that the following related applications are also currently pending:

29/520,836, filed on Mar. 18, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496

29/520,840, filed on Mar. 18, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496

29/520,842, filed on Mar. 18, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496

29/520,846, filed on Mar. 18, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496

29/520,849, filed on Mar. 18, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496

14/712,373, filed on May 14, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496

14/712,412, filed on May 14, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496

29/532,103, filed on Jul. 01, 2015, claims the benefit of 13/461,496.

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a rail.

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the rail of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the rail of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the rail of FIG. 1.

The broken lines on the front face and along the length of the rail in FIGS. 1 and 2 indicate portions that are not part of the claimed design. The broken lines on the rear end of the rail in FIGS. 1-4 indicate a break.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rail, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D784559
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 2016
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2017
Assignee: CPG International LLC (Scranton, PA)
Inventors: Paul M. Bizzarri (Mason, OH), Chip Herr (Columbus, OH), John M. Previte (Dublin, OH), Kevin T. Burt (Columbus, OH), William G. Taylor (Columbus, OH), Matthew T. Fenneman (Gahanna, OH), Jeffrey R. Burr (Loveland, OH), Timothy C. Rothwell (Dublin, OH)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Application Number: 29/561,815
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Railing Unit Or Fence (D25/38.1)