Traffic alert device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a traffic alert device.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a left, front perspective view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a left, rear perspective view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.

The lighter solid lines denote surfaces and contours. Line shading is not surface ornamentation.

The evenly broken lines indicate environmental structure of the claimed design, and form no part thereof. The long-and-short broken lines indicate boundaries of the claimed design, and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “traffic alert device,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D970374
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2020
Date of Patent: Nov 22, 2022
Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: Lucas I. Paruch (Dubuque, IA), Matthew R. Dwyer (Dubuque, IA)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Heather Ann Laaveg Wencl
Application Number: 29/756,430
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Flashing, Warning Or Directing Type (D10/114.1)