US Patent # D534,457. Decorative article

United States Patent	D534,457
Newbould , et al.	January 2, 2007

Decorative article

Claims

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

Inventors:	Newbould; Peter (Milan, IT), Thorsteinsson; Sigurdur (Milan, IT)
Assignee:	3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Appl. No.:	D/241,190
Filed:	October 25, 2005

Current U.S. Class:	D11/160 ; D19/66; D21/621; D21/623; D21/659; D9/614
Current International Class:	1102
Field of Search:	D11/125,127,128,130,131,157,158,160,164 D21/576-661,386,388 D9/614-625,715,719,727-729,501,517,441,451,455 D19/36,42,54,57,66,71,75,77,82,94-97,99 D1/102,104,107-109 D3/271.3,271.4 D4/101,102,125,126 D24/198,199 D7/506,516,517,302,593,595,599,619.2,625,628,636,639 D27/149 D28/7,73,76,77,82,84,87 D99/38,39 206/457 446/69,72-75,97,99,100,268,320,321,390,391,475 428/7-9,15,16,542.2,542.4 401/48,52,88,89,98,131,195

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Primary Examiner: Tuttle; Catherine
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Adamson; Trisha D.

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a decorative article;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are shown for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. In addition, the surface shading illustrated in the drawings is provided merely to highlight the contour of design; it is not intended to be illustrative of texture or gloss.

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