US Patent # D517,446. Decorative article

United States Patent	D517,446
Thorsteinsson	March 21, 2006

Decorative article

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a decorative article, as shown and described.

Inventors:	Thorsteinsson; Sigurdur (Milan, IT)
Assignee:	3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Appl. No.:	D/219,429
Filed:	December 16, 2004

Current U.S. Class:	D11/158 ; D11/160; D19/57; D21/659; D9/451; D9/625
Current International Class:	1102
Field of Search:	D21/576-661,386,388,493 D1/102,104,107,108,109,199 D3/271.3,271.4 D4/101,102,125,126 D7/506,515,517,301,302,593,594,595,599,619.2,675,628,636,639 D9/601-632,715,719,727,729,739,501,517,548,434,441,451,455 D11/125,127,128,130,131,157,158,160,164 D19/36,42,54,57,66,71,75,77,82,85,94-97 D24/198,199 D26/4,7,9,10,17,18,23,38,47,57,98,99,125,126,142,147,156 D27/149 D28/7,18,73,76,77,84,87 D99/38,39 446/69.72-75.97,99,100,268,320,321,390,391,475 206/457 428/7-9,13,15,16,542.2,542 401/48,52,88,89,98,131,195

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Other References

Fig. 1--Glue stick with spaceship decoration, commercially available before Dec. 16, 2004 from Henkel, Germany. cited by other .
Fig. 2--Glue stick with spaceperson decoration, commercially available before Dec. 16, 2004 from Henkel, Germany. cited by other .
Fig. 2.1--Decorative glue stick of Fig. 2, with packaging removed. cited by other .
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Primary Examiner: Tuttle; Catherine
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Adamson; Trisha D. Florczak; Yen Tong

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a decorative article according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the decorative article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the decorative article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the decorative article of FIG. 1, the left hand view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the decorative article of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the decorative article of FIG. 1.

The structure depicted by means of broken lines in the figures has been shown for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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