USOOD447171B1

(12) Wolff
United States Design Patent (10) Patent No.: US D447,171 S
et al. (45) Date of Patent: : - Aug. 28, 2001
(54) SLIDE LOCK FOR A REPORT COVER 476,363 6/1892 Burt.
3.298,374 1/1967 Grundell .................................. 129/1
(75) Inventors: Scott S. Wolff, Evanston; Stephan 4,486,032 12/1984 Leahy ....... ... 281/46
Peter James Pfanner, Chicago; James 4,682,792 7/1987 Simmons ............ ... 281/45
Caruso, Evanston; Bart Massee, 4,898,405 2/1990 Pickering et al. .. ... 281/29
Chicago; John A. Zillmer, Northbrook, 4928,995 5/1990 Pickering et al. .. ... 281/29
4,934,738 6/1990 Colonna .............. ... 281/28
all of IL (US) 5,226,676 7/1993 Su ........ ... 281/45
5,636,869 6/1997 Holmes ... 281/45
(73) ASSignee: Acco Brands, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL 5,865,469 2/1999 Chin ....................................... 281/45
(US)
* cited by examiner
(**) Term: 14 Years
Primary Examiner Martie K. Holtje
(21) Appl. No.: 29/107,574 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Pennie & Edmonds LLP
(22) Filed: Jul. 2, 1999 (57) CLAIM
(51) LOC (7) Cl. ......................................................... 19-04 The ornamental design for a slide lock for a report cover, as
shown and described.
(52) U.S. Cl. ............................................... D19/32: D19/26
(58) Field of Search ............................. D3/301,303, 232, DESCRIPTION
D3/900, D19/26, 27, 32,33; 70/68; 190/127,
901; 206/424, 810; 281/15.1, 19.1, 21.1, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the slide lock for a report
27, 27.1-27.3, 29, 31, 35, 51; 402/79, 80 R cover showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
(56) References Cited FIG. 3 is a back view thereof.
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
134,886 1/1943 Foret ..................................... D19/32 FIG. 6 is a top view thereof, and,
184,355 11/1876 Eastman ................................ 24/67.9 FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
206,428 12/1966 Feldmahr .............................. D19/32 The portions shown in phantom lines are not part of the
273.301 * 3/1883 Page et al. . ... 24/67.9 claimed invention, but are included to show environment.
360,221 7/1995 Wu ........................................ D19/32
381,041 7/1997 Lammers et al. . ... D19/32
390,600 2/1998 Jordan ................................... D19/20 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Sheets
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