Wiping article

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a wiping article showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a reference view of FIG. 1 including an inner broken line denoting the area of the enlarged detail;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the area circumscribed within FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the detail area circumscribed within FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The dash dot dot dash broken lines surrounding FIGS. 1 and 2 depict the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof. The dot dash broken line within FIG. 2 and surrounding FIGS. 3 and 4 denotes the area of the detail views and forms no part of the claimed design. The dash dot dot dash broken line illustrating the rear of the article shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 depicts a portion of the wiping article that forms no part of the claimed design. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 rendered in broken line, the depth of the article with the exception of the top surface and raised features is a portion of the wiping article that is not included in the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wiping article, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D871082
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 28, 2018
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 2019
Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Elizabeth Oriel Bradley (Neenah, WI), Melanie Samantha Chu (Appleton, WI), Jerrod Lee Kibbel (Menasha, WI), James Michael Hoying (Marietta, GA), Kevin Christopher Possell (Middleton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Application Number: 29/638,595
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D5/63; D5/53