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Traffic alert device

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  • Patent Grant
  • D970374
  • Patent Number
    D970,374
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, October 28, 2020
    4 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 22, 2022
    2 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D10 1041
    • D10 1061-1065
    • D10 1067-1069
    • D10 10695
    • D10 1091-1092
    • D10 110
    • D10 111
    • D10 1141-1148
    • D12 190
    • D12 401
    • D12 406
    • D12 412
    • D12 414
    • D13 165
    • D16 202-203
    • D16 214-215
    • D26 28
    • D26 35- 36
    • D26 52
    • D26 72
    • D26 102
    • D26 104
    • D26 118-119
    • D26 120
    • D26 122
    • CPC
    • F21W2102/00-40
    • F21W2103/00-60
    • A42B3/0433
    • A42B3/044
  • International Classifications
    • 1005
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
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Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a front view of a traffic alert device.



FIG. 2 is a rear view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.



FIG. 3 is a top view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.



FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.



FIG. 5 is a right side view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.



FIG. 6 is a left side view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.



FIG. 7 is a left, front perspective view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1; and,



FIG. 8 is a left, rear perspective view of the traffic alert device of FIG. 1.


The lighter solid lines denote surfaces and contours. Line shading is not surface ornamentation.


The evenly broken lines indicate environmental structure of the claimed design, and form no part thereof. The long-and-short broken lines indicate boundaries of the claimed design, and form no part thereof.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a “traffic alert device,” as shown and described.
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