Mailbox

Patent D575474 Issued on August 19, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 19, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

118057

167312

D20825

472105

516890

1014508

1112346

1175756

1177008

1215093

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Inventor

Williams, Carolyn D.

Application

No. 29283510 filed on 08/16/2007

US Classes:

D99/29Mailbox

Examiners

Primary: Spar, Robert J.
Assistant: Krakower, Susan

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Mantooth; Geoffrey A.

Foreign Patent References

597809 CH 04/01/1978
597810 CH 04/01/1978
06199393 JP 07/01/1994

Claims

tes Patent: D575474
( 37 of 3474 ) United States Patent D575,474 Williams August 19, 2008Mailbox
Claims CLAIM The ornamental design for a mailbox, as shown and described. Inventors: Williams; Carolyn D. (Fort Worth, TX) Appl. No.: D/283,510 Filed: August 16, 2007 Current U.S. Class: D99/29 Current International Class: 9900 Field of Search: D99/28-33,997 232/17,21,28,33-35,38-42,43.1-43.3,45,47 70/150,160 D8/305-307,313-320 D3/270,272,294 D6/510 220/501,830,930 References Cited [Referenced By]U.S. Patent Documents 118057August 1871Ryan167312August 1875De BarryD20825June 1891Sagendorph472105April 1892Bussard516890March 1894Hentz1014508January 1912Ohlson1112346September 1914Wilcox1175756March 1916Hartmann et al.1177008March 1916Bleichner1215093February 1917Aldal1256044February 1918SchillingD68357September 1925Swanson1635676July 1927Isaacs1776243September 1930Andrassy2218791October 1940Herscovitz2235652March 1941Snyder2472192June 1949Carter2552628May 1951GallaherD172997September 1954Stallings3144985August 1964Coyne, Jr.3401875September 1968Bruhns3518799July 1970BachnerD233370October 1974BishopD243809March 1977Hendrixson4848650July 1989Roberts, II5000378March 1991Dorr et al.5143284September 1992SocarrasD333545February 1993RentzD337415July 1993McDowell5400960March 1995JeffsD360736July 1995Bartholomew5632441May 1997TovalD383029September 1997Strelcheck, Jr. et al.D387145December 1997Knight5979751November 1999Maddox5992736November 1999Parker6123257September 2000GuidicyD436427January 2001Grendahl6234387May 2001Cuthbert et al.6244505June 2001Grimes et al.D444609July 2001Cavero et al.D475552June 2003Thompson6719195April 2004Farentinos6799716October 2004Kuelbs7051921May 2006Borgognone7163140January 2007Kaiser7175071February 2007Slagle et al.7182246February 2007Sievel7256691August 2007Awobue7320427January 2008Prestwich2002/0162883November 2002Arvonio et al.2005/0247772November 2005Miller2008/0067227March 2008Poss et al. Foreign Patent Documents 597809Apr., 1978CH597810Apr., 1978CH06199393Jul., 1994JP Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Assistant Examiner: Krakower; Susan E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mantooth; Geoffrey A.

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric front view of the mailbox, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an isometric front view of the mailbox, in accordance with a second embodiment of my new design, the top view being the same as FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the second embodiment, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the second embodiment; and,

FIG. 9 is a back view of the second embodiment.

The broken line showing of hinges and door pulls illustrates environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.