Rechargeable battery

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rechargeable battery showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view along lines 5--5 of FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a rechargeable battery showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view along lines 10--10 of FIGS. 7 and 8.

Portions in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a rechargeable battery, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Tatehata; Shouji (Fukushima, JP), Kumagai; Atsuhiro (Tokyo, JP), Nagashima; Osamu (Tokyo, JP), Hikita; Akiko (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/311,525
Filed:	April 13, 2009

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29300684	Apr 25, 2008	D590336
	29300683	Apr 25, 2008	D590769
	29300682	Apr 25, 2008	D590341
	29300681	Apr 25, 2008	D590335
	29300680	Apr 25, 2008	D592130
	29300679	Apr 25, 2008	D590334
	29300690	Apr 25, 2008	D590337

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 23, 2008 [JP]			D2008-001174
Jan 23, 2008 [JP]			D2008-001176
Jan 23, 2008 [JP]			D2008-001178
Jan 23, 2008 [JP]			D2008-001183
Jan 23, 2008 [JP]			D2008-001184
Jan 23, 2008 [JP]			D2008-001185
Jan 23, 2008 [JP]			D2008-001248

Current U.S. Class:	D13/119; D13/103
Current International Class:	1303
Field of Search:	;D13/103-106,118-121,133,154,146-147,184,199 ;439/83,108,166,217,500,577,630,660,680,700,773.1,754,756,774,797,862,884,907,908 ;429/96-100,163,186 ;174/60,176

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Primary Examiner: Tarcza; Rosemary K
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC