Recreational electric car - Patent D541701

Title:

Recreational electric car

United States Patent D541701

Inventors:

Vasant, Abraham (1587 Bluebell Ct., Livermore, CA, US)

Application Number:

D/261633

Publication Date:

05/01/2007

Filing Date:

06/16/2006

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Primary Class:

D12/86

International Classes:

(IPC1-7): 1208

Field of Search:

D12/1, D12/86, D12/107, 296/181.1, D12/85, D34/34, D12/16, 296/181.5, 180/233

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Foreign References:

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PCT/WO0075/000001	December, 2000

Primary Examiner:

Brown, Melody N.

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman, LLP
Szepesi, Judith A.

Claims:

CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for a recreational electric car, as shown and described.

Description:

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material to which a claim for copyright is made. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent documents or the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but reserves all other copyright rights whatsoever.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a recreational electric car, showing a preferred embodiment of the new ornamental design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 2 is a leftside elevation view thereof; The right side view is a mirror image of the left side elevation of FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.