Paint grid

- Bercom International, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof, as taken from the right side of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof, as taken from the left side of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 8 is a sectional view, as taken along lines 8--8 in FIG. 3.

The broken lines depict portions of the paint grid that form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a paint grid, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D977774
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 29, 2019
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2023
Assignee: Bercom International, LLC (Chanhassen, MN)
Inventors: Mark W. Bergman (Minnetonka, MN), Jeffrey T. Given (St. Paul, MN), Matthew V. Leyden (St. Paul, MN), Jeffrey B. Waffensmith (North Oaks, MN)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Application Number: 29/685,635
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Attachment (D32/54)