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Disposable swab applicator

Granted 20 May 1986 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Baxter International · originally Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.

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Inventors: Jean M. Mathias, Jean Kersten · Examiner: A. Hugo Word · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
557809
filed 5 Dec 1983
Publication
Not published
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US D283919
granted 20 May 1986

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disposable swab applicator embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the disposable swab applicator shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the disposable swab applicator shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the disposable swab applicator shown in FIG. 1, taken from the right side of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the disposable swab applicator shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the disposable swab applicator of FIG. 1 with end of the cover in folded position.

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Claims

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Classifications

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D24/34D24/63

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Examiner
A. Hugo Word
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