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Vessel holder

Granted 12 Aug 1997 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · originally Roche

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Inventors: Jurg Buhler, Siegfried Muller · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 13 Oct 1995
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US D382346
granted 12 Aug 1997

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a rear, right side and…

FIG. 1 is a rear, right side and top perspective view of a vessel holder showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, left side and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an exploded front, left side and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear, right side and top perspective view of a second embodiment of a vessel holder showing our new design;

FIG. 11 is a front, left side and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is an exploded front, left side and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear, right side and top perspective view of a vessel holder showing our new design;

FIG. 20 is a front, left side and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 27 is an exploded front, left side and top perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of the cuvette in the FIGS. 9, 18, 19 through 26 and 27 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/227D24/230

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