Briefcase

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the briefcase of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the briefcase of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the briefcase of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the briefcase of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the briefcase of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the briefcase of the invention; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the briefcase of the invention.

The broken line showing of a shoulder strap in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. In all other cases throughout the drawing disclosure, the broken lines represent stitching and do form a part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM I claim the ornamental design for a briefcase, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Suppancig; Massimo (Milan, IT)
Assignee:	Valextra, S.R.L. (Milan, IT)
Appl. No.:	D/232,165
Filed:	June 15, 2005

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 16, 2004 [EM]			000270228

Current U.S. Class:	D3/283; D3/289; D3/900
Current International Class:	0301
Field of Search:	;D3/273,276,283,287-289,290,291,293,301,900 ;190/100,102,108,111-114,119,900,903

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

2779371	January 1957	Klehr
D292746	November 1987	Allen
D360978	August 1995	Willard et al.
D443983	June 2001	Hillman
D459075	June 2002	Pukall et al.
D469252	January 2003	Su
D472385	April 2003	Bauer
D498924	November 2004	Karl

Other References

Leather Briefcase, `On the Go,` Downloaded Jan. 19, 2006 at http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=briefcase&pid=482673153484796- 7095&oid=109542149945.... cited by examiner . Leather Top Zip Business Case 2/Drop Organizer. Downloaded Jan. 19, 2006 at http://www.post-shopping.net/catalogs/eBags/Leather-Top-Zip-Business-C- ase-wDrop-Organizer/. cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Hyder; Philip S.
Assistant Examiner: (Ulm) Cody; RoseLynne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hedman & Costigan PC Costigan; James V.