Tufted article
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The tufted article is shown with symbolic breaks in its length. Any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.
The broken lines having consistent dash lengths (dash-dash-dash) show unclaimed portions of the tufted article, including unclaimed portions of a backing, stitches, and tufts, and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tufted article, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2022
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)
Inventor: Gregory D. Fowler (Ringgold, GA)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Application Number: 29/718,346