USD749502S1 - Combined panel skirt and photovoltaic panels - Google Patents

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USD749502S1
USD749502S1 US29/525,415 US201529525415F USD749502S US D749502 S1 USD749502 S1 US D749502S1 US 201529525415 F US201529525415 F US 201529525415F US D749502 S USD749502 S US D749502S
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FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a combined panel skirt and photovoltaic panels showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof.
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the panel skirt and photovoltaic panels that form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a combined panel skirt and photovoltaic panels, as shown and described.
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