Traffic warning/search-and-rescue banner

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a traffic warning/search-and-rescue banner, showing a first embodiment of my new design as draped over a rear end of a car;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, illustrated in a flat configuration;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 2, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side elevational view of FIG. 2, the right-side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof, taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2 and showing the banner made from a mesh material;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof, showing a second embodiment of my new design as draped over the rear end of the car;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof, illustrated in the flat configuration;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 9, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left-side elevational view of FIG. 9, the right-side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 13--13 of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 14 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof, taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 9 and showing the banner made from an orange mesh material.

The dot-dash broken lines in FIGS. 1-6 and 8-13 represent symbolic breaks across the width and length of the banner. The appearance of any portions of the banner between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines depicting a car in FIGS. 1 and 8 represent environmental matter and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dash lines forming circles in FIGS. 2 and 9 represent call lines for FIGS. 7 and 14, and form no part of the claimed design.

The figures of the second embodiment are shaded for color; yellow (Pantone 13-0630 TN) is indicated by a hatch pattern consisting of regular, rectilinear lines; orange (Pantone Orange 021C) is indicated by a hatch pattern consisting of regular, rectilinear lines rotated 45-degrees; white is indicated by a lack of hatch pattern.

Claims

The ornamental design for a traffic warning/search-and-rescue banner, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D984297
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 5, 2019
Date of Patent: Apr 25, 2023
Inventor: Spencer Carruthers (Plainfield, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Application Number: 29/693,886