Tree topper

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D985417
  • Patent Number
    D985,417
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, July 27, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 9, 2023
    a year ago
  • Inventors
    • Millimaci; Anthony N. (Fayetteville, NY, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Kukella; Joseph
    • Laaveg Wencl; Heather Ann
    Agents
    • Wood Herron & Evans LLP
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D11 117-118
    • D11 120-121
    • D11 124-127
    • D11 130
    • D11 1301
    • D11 131-133
    • D11 157
    • D11 164
    • D21 400
    • D26 1
    • D26 2
    • D26 131
    • CPC
    • F21S4/10
    • F21S10/007
  • International Classifications
    • 1105
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of a tree topper according to an embodiment of the invention.



FIG. 2 is a front bottom perspective view of the tree topper of FIG. 1.



FIG. 3 is a front view, the rear view being an identical (or mirror) view thereof.



FIG. 4 is a left side view, the right side being an identical (or mirror) image thereof.



FIG. 5 is a top view thereof.



FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.



FIG. 7 is another front view of the tree topper in FIGS. 1-6, but mounted on a tree. Any elements shown in broken lines do not form any part of the claimed design, but are instead included to show environmental aspects thereof.



FIG. 8 is a front top perspective view of a tree topper according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention; and,



FIG. 9 is a front bottom perspective view of the tree topper of FIG. 8.


The broken lines adjacent to the shaded forms are an unclaimed boundary of the design. The broken lines in FIG. 7 depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIGS. 1-6 and FIGS. 8-9 depict boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a tree topper, as shown and described.
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
Number Date Country
201930628004.8 Mar 2020 CN
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
Entry
Sturdy Star Christmas Tree Topper Holder, published on (Nov. 15, 2021) on amazon.com, retrieved from internet (Dec. 8, 2022). <URL: https://www.amazon.com/STURDYSTAR-Christmas-Stabilizer-Ornaments-Universal/dp/B09JT2VL6J/ref=asc_df_B09JT2VL6J (Year: 2021).
Northlight Christmas Tree Topper, published on (Oct. 6, 2021) on amazon.com, retrieved from internet (Dec. 8, 2022). <URL: https://www.amazon.com/Northlight-Universal-Christmas-Topper-Holder/dp/B09HWB7XY6/ref=sr_1_7> (Year: 2021).