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Rolled towel dispenser

Granted 30 Jan 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · originally Kimberly Clark Worldwide

Inventors: Geoffrey M. Engelstein, Victoria Lynn Brackney, Gary Earl Torkington · Examiner: Brian N. Vinson · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

118218

filed 4 Feb 2000

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US D436774

granted 30 Jan 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of the rolled towel dispenser;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a rolled towel dispenser, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/522D65/23

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D436774-S	S1	30 Jan 2001	4 Feb 2000	granted	Rolled towel dispenser

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-143030-S	S	20 Feb 2001	17 Jul 2000	published	Rolled towel dispenser
CR	CR-6209-S	S	6 Apr 2004	20 Jul 2000	published	Dispensaor de toallas enrrolladases
DO	DO-S2000000046-S	S	30 Sep 2005	12 Jul 2000	published	Dispensador de papel toalla en rolloes

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