Earplug
Granted 31 Jul 2001 · no office action yet
Current assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company · originally 3M Company
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Inventors: Dean M. Remer, Paul A. Martinson · Examiner: Ian Simmons
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for an earplug.
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. All other side views look the same as FIG. 3; and,
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof, sectioned through the earplug at the point where the broken line showing begins.
The broken line showing forms no part of the design. The shading that is shown in the drawings is used only to illustrate contour; it is not indicative of texture, etc.
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