Clothes pin

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of my new design for a clothes pin;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines represent portions of the clothes pin that form no part of the claimed design.

MINKY is a Registered Trademark of Vale Mills Ltd.

Claims

The ornamental design for a clothes pin, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D814284
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 2013
Date of Patent: Apr 3, 2018
Assignee: Vale Mills (Rochdale), Limited
Inventor: Michael Paul Howard (Rochdale)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: John R Yeh
Application Number: 29/467,094
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/395