Rescue tube

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of a rescue tube showing our new design laid flat (a rear view would be a mirror image thereof);

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 4 is a front/right/bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a rescue tube shown laid flat (a rear view would be a mirror image thereof);

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a front/right/bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a rescue tube shown laid flat (a rear view would be a mirror image thereof);

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 12 is a front/right/bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of the rescue tube in the first embodiment shown assembled in a position of use (a rear view would be a mirror image thereof);

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a right/top perspective view thereof.

The U-shaped features on the tab portions on the right side of the rescue tube, as illustrated, represent cut-through slits.

The dash-dot broken lines in the second embodiment represent the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines in the second and third embodiments depict portions of the rescue tube that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a rescue tube, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D979851
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 28, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 28, 2023
Assignee: Cleveland Reclaim Industries (Lorain, OH)
Inventors: Dale Wayne Dobson (Hodgenville, OH), Donald M. Malec (North Ridgeville, OH), Matthew Svoboda (North Ridgeville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Kimberly Barnes
Application Number: 29/732,889
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rescue (D29/124)