Floor underlayment

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floor underlayment in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for a floor underlayment, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D813421
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 2014
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2018
Assignee: PROGRESS PROFILES SPA
Inventor: David D. Larson (Golden, CO)
Primary Examiner: Vy N Koenig
Assistant Examiner: Kimberly Barnes
Application Number: 29/493,206
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Symmetrical Pattern Or Pattern Unit (25) (D25/157)