Briefcase
Chu , et al. July 21, 2
U.S. patent number D596,398 [Application Number D/322,339] was granted by the patent office on 2009-07-21 for briefcase. This patent grant is currently assigned to Tumi, Inc.. Invention is credited to David Ching Chi Chu, Peter Chang-Lin Wu.
| United States Patent | D596,398 |
| Chu , et al. | July 21, 2009 |
Briefcase
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a briefcase, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Chu; David Ching Chi (New York, NY), Wu; Peter Chang-Lin (Franklin Park, NJ) |
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| Assignee: | Tumi, Inc. (South Plainfield,
NJ) |
| Appl. No.: | D/322,339 |
| Filed: | August 1, 2008 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D3/290; D3/283; D3/900 |
| Current International Class: | 0301 |
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Primary Examiner: Hyder; Philip S
Assistant Examiner: Cody; RoseLynne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a briefcase, embodying my new design.
FIG. 2 is front view of the briefcase of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the briefcase of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is left side view of the briefcase of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is right side view of the briefcase of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a top view of the briefcase of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the briefcase of FIG. 1.
The shoulder strap shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1 6 is illustrative of environment and forms no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines in the figures depict stitching and do form part of the claimed design.
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