Support element for underwear
Kimel , et al. February 6, 2
U.S. patent number D809,243 [Application Number D/561,324] was granted by the patent office on 2018-02-06 for support element for underwear. This patent grant is currently assigned to HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC. Invention is credited to Melissa A. Coleman, Rachel Erickson, Sherry E. Kimel, Tasha R. Perry.
| United States Patent | D809,243 |
| Kimel , et al. | February 6, 2018 |
Support element for underwear
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a support element for underwear, substantially as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Kimel; Sherry E. (King, NC), Perry; Tasha R. (Winston Salem, NC), Erickson; Rachel (Winston Salem, NC), Coleman; Melissa A. (Kernersville, NC) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises,
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| Appl. No.: | D/561,324 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | April 14, 2016 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D2/712 |
| Current International Class: | 0201 |
| Field of Search: | ;D2/700,701,705,711,712,713,716,731,734,737,738,742,853 ;D24/122,124,125,126,127 ;D29/101.5 |
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Other References
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Lacoste Men's 3-Pack Essentials Cotton Boxer Brief, posted at Amazon.com, posted on Mar. 17, 2015, [online], [site visited Jan. 4, 2017]. Available from Internet, <URL: https://www.amazon.com/Lacoste-3-Pack-Essentials-Cotton->Boxer/dp/B00Q- SYKM1Y. cited by examiner . Calvin Klein Men's Underwear, posted at Amazon.com, posted on Aug. 8, 2005, [online], [site visited Jan. 4, 2017]. Available from Internet, <URL: https://www.amazon.com/Calvin-Klein-Underwear-Cotton-Classics/dp- /B00JQRNEPG>. cited by examiner . Fruit of the Loom Men's Covered Waistband, posted at Amazon.com, posted on Apr. 5, 2014, [online], [site visited Jan. 4, 2017]. Available from Internet, <URL: https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Loom-Waistband-Assorted-3X-Large/dp/B00IPKP7- JQ>. cited by examiner . Hanes Men's 3 Pack Ultimate X-Temp, posted at Amazon.com, posted on Jul. 29, 2014, [online], [site visited Jan. 4, 2017]. Available from Internet, <URL: https://www.amazon.com/Hanes-Ultimate-X-Temp-Lightweight-Perform- ance/dp/B00LCS06BW>. cited by examiner. |
Primary Examiner: Calabrese; Mary Ann
Assistant Examiner: Ho; Catherine
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Description
FIG. 1 is a front view of a support element for underwear showing our new design.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the inside-front of the support element for underwear taken in the direction of section 2-2 of FIG. 4.
FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the underwear showing the support element for underwear, where the environment depicted in broken lines is shown as a transparent surface for clarity of illustration; and,
FIG. 4 is a top view looking downward into the underwear and showing the support element for underwear.
The broken lines illustrate the environment of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. For example, the stitching shown as broken lines in the figure drawings forms no part of the claimed design.
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