Building element

Description

This design application claims priority, under Title 35 United States Code .sctn. 119(a)-(d), to Australian Patent Application No. 17003/2007 filed in Australia on Mar. 21, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference. The design application is also related to U.S. Design Patent Application No. 29/295,170 , which application is filed concurrently with this application on Sep. 21, 2007, and U.S. Design Patent Application No. 29/295,176, which application is filed concurrently with this application on Sep. 21, 2007.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the building element of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof, and the top plan view is a mirror image of this view, and therefore has been omitted; and,

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof, and the left side elevation view is a mirror image of this view, and therefore has been omitted. The claimed design is broken on the top and left sides to indicate indefinite length.

The fragmented lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The fragmented lines indicate an indefinite length and width.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a building element, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Gleeson; James (North Curl Curl, AU), Pecnik; Roger (Yowie Bay, AU)
Assignee:	James Hardie International Finance B.V. (Amsterdam, NL)
Appl. No.:	D/295,162
Filed:	September 21, 2007

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Mar 21, 2007 [AU]			17003/2007

Current U.S. Class:	D25/125; D25/163
Current International Class:	2501
Field of Search:	;52/302.1,302.3,506.01,169.14,408,413 ;428/187,193 ;D25/157,158,163,119,138,125

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Primary Examiner: Clark; Doris
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP