Support element for underwear

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a support element for underwear showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the inside-front of the support element for underwear taken in the direction of section 2-2 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the underwear showing the support element for underwear, where the environment depicted in broken lines is shown as a transparent surface for clarity of illustration; and,

FIG. 4 is a top view looking downward into the underwear and showing the support element for underwear.

The broken lines illustrate the environment of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. For example, the stitching shown as broken lines in the figure drawings forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a support element for underwear, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D810398
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 14, 2016
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 2018
Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC (Winston Salem, NC)
Inventors: Sherry E. Kimel (King, NC), Tasha R. Perry (Winston Salem, NC), Rachel Erickson (Winston Salem, NC), Melissa A. Coleman (Kernersville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Assistant Examiner: Catherine Ho
Application Number: 29/561,323
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/712