Hinged paper voting ballot

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D643876
  • Patent Number
    D643,876
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, July 12, 2007
    17 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 23, 2011
    13 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D19 1- 34
    • D19 100
    • 040 12401-12415
    • 040 672000
    • 040 661000
    • 040 726000
    • 040 776000
    • 040 617000
    • 040 633000
    • 040 360000
    • 040 630000
    • 040 638000
    • 040 675000
    • 229 072000
    • 229 092000
    • 229 092100
    • 229 300-303
    • 428 043000
    • 428 121000
    • 283 072000
    • 283 074000
    • 283 075000
    • 283 103000
    • 283 105000
    • 283 106000
    • 283 071000
    • 283 081000
    • 206 493000
    • D21 385
    • D20 10
    • D20 22
    • D20 27
    • D20 40
    • D20 42
    • D20 11
    • D14 435-437
    • D05 1- 4
    • D05 60
    • D05 61
    • D05 99
    • 271 117000
    • 053 477000
    • 297 229000
    • D99 99
  • International Classifications
    • 1901
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a front side plan view showing our new design with two parallel sets of spaced apart horizontal lines located in the interior area of the claimed design, which spaced apart horizontal lines correspond to individual perforations extending through the hinged paper voting ballot between the front side and the back side of the hinged paper voting ballot. The rectangles on the front and back of the ballot in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5 are shown as black.



FIG. 2 is a back side plan view thereof.



FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof.



FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof; and,



FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective cross-sectional view at the location of two of the perforations through the hinged paper voting ballot at line 55 in FIG. 4, which two perforations have different lengths.


The broken lines shown at the top and bottom of the hinged paper voting ballot in FIGS. 1-4, adjacent the shaded areas, represent the boundaries of the claimed design, while the other broken lines at the top and bottom of the hinged paper voting ballot depict use and environment only, form no part of the claimed design, and illustrate that the design may be applied to paper voting ballots with varying lengths. The broken lines shown along the cross-section in FIG. 5 depict use and environment only, form no part of the claimed design, and represent the interior portions of the material comprising the paper voting ballot. The broken lines showing the breakaway of the portion of the ballot in FIG. 5 form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a hinged paper voting ballot, as shown and described.
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