Knitting needle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the new design for a knitting needle,

FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a back view of FIG. 1,

FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 1,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of FIG. 1,

FIG. 7 is a front left perspective view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a back right perspective view of FIG. 1.

The broken lines depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a knitting needle, as shown and described.

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  • Applicant disclosure at trade fair. Name of trade fair: h+h cologne. Location of trade fair: Cologne, Germany. Dates of trade fair: Mar. 18, 2016-Mar. 20, 2016. Picture of booth at trade fair is attached.
  • Applicant distributed brochure at trade fair. Name of trade fair: h+h cologne. Location of trade fair: Cologne, Germany. Dates of trade fair: Mar. 18, 2016-Mar. 20, 2016. Brochure attached.
  • Applicant showed video at trade fair. Name of trade fair: h+h cologne. Location of trade fair: Cologne, Germany. Dates of trade fair: Mar. 18, 2016-Mar. 20, 2016. url of video shown at trade fair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFy1PomtxMM&index=14&list=PL3DD0FF876A8ECF3F.
  • Applicant created website for trade fair. Name of trade fair: h+h cologne. Location of trade fair: Cologne, Germany. Dates of trade fair: Mar. 18, 2016-Mar. 20, 2016. url of website: www.prym-ergonomics.com.
  • Applicant distributed samples to field workers at trade fair. Name of trade fair: h+h cologne. Location of trade fair: Cologne, Germany. Dates of trade fair: Mar. 18, 2016-Mar. 20, 2016.
  • Applicant sales. Dates of sales: Jan. 2017. Locations sales were made to: Germany, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Italy, United Kingdom, Norway, Austria, Belgium, Luxemburg, Aland.
Patent History
Patent number: D844968
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 9, 2018
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 2019
Assignee: William Prym GmbH & Co. KG (Stolberg)
Inventor: Andreas Papenfuss (Weimar)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: Steven J Czyz
Application Number: 29/639,899
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/28