Lower body garment

- Spanx, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a lower body garment showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 bottom view thereof.

The broken lines consisting of only dashes, showing the remaining portions of the lower body garment and portions of the human figure, illustrate the design as worn and form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D796784
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 2014
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 2017
Assignee: Spanx, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Tosha L. Hays (Atlanta, GA), Sylma Colon-Otten (Atlanta, GA)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Application Number: 29/488,647
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/738; D2/701