Balloon and rod connector combined with the rod

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Description

Notice: More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Design Pat. No. D529,102. The reissue applications are 29/322,997(the present application), which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 29/286,205, which was a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. D529,102.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing my new design with the rod portion removed for a clear disclosure of the end configuration;

FIG. 2 is a reduced scale front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged scale perspective view of the cross section along line 8-8 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of my new design without the inner liner cup and with the rod portion removed for a clear disclosure of the end configuration;

FIG. 10 is a reduced scale front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is top view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the balloon and rod connector combined with the rod that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a balloon and rod connector combined with the rod, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: RE42874
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 15, 2008
Date of Patent: Nov 1, 2011
Assignee: Maximum Visibility Solutions, LLC (Alachua, FL)
Inventor: Paul E. Sidwell (Duluth, GA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk
Application Number: 29/322,997
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