Beam

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Description

This design application is related to following design applications, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties:

Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Design Having Triangular Structures” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,492;

Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having A Triangular Concave Shape” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,493;

Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having A Triangular Convex Shape” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,494;

Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having Interwoven Members” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,495; and

Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having Flat Surfaces” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,496.

FIG. 1 is a partial side view of a first embodiment of a beam;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof cut along line 1-1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the section of the beam shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the section of the beam shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is zoomed-in view of a portion of the beam shown in FIG. 1, which illustrates claimed portions at intersections of helicals; and

FIG. 6 is zoomed-in view of a portion of the beam shown in FIG. 1, which illustrates claimed portions at intersections of helicals.

FIG. 7 is a partial side view of a second embodiment of a beam;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof cut along line 7-7 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a section of the beam shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is another perspective view of a section of the beam shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is zoomed-in view of a portion of the beam shown in FIG. 7, which illustrates claimed portions at intersections of helicals; and,

FIG. 12 is zoomed-in view of a portion of the beam in FIG. 7, which illustrates claimed portions at intersections of helicals to define a peak.

The broken lines illustrate portions of a beam that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines illustrate boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

What is claimed is an ornamental design for a beam, as shown and described herein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D896401
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2018
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 2020
Assignee: IsoTruss Industries LLC (Provo, UT)
Inventors: Jordan W. Oldroyd (Provo, UT), Jonathan J. Curtis (Provo, UT), Carter J. Smith (Orem, UT), Nathan D. Rich (Orem, UT)
Primary Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence
Application Number: 29/639,489