Knee brace

Description

FIG. 1 is a first side elevational view of a knee brace, showing our design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the knee brace thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the knee brace thereof;

FIG. 4 is second side elevational view of the knee brace thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the knee brace thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the knee brace thereof.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a knee brace, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Forbes; James (Costa Mesa, CA), Robertson; Brice (Sunnyvale, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Ossur hf Reykjavik N/A IS
Assignee:	Ossur Hf (Reykjavik, IS)
Appl. No.:	D/435,121
Filed:	October 19, 2012

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29397987	Jul 25, 2011

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/190
Current International Class:	2404
Field of Search:	;D24/188-190 ;D29/121.1 ;602/3,5,6,16,21-23,26,60-64 ;2/16,22,24 ;128/869,879,892,DIG.20

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Primary Examiner: Goodman; Eric
Assistant Examiner: Watkins; Jennifer
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Workman Nydegger