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Ashtray

Granted 19 Mar 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Fabriques de Tabac Reunies, S.A. · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Jacques Berset, Thomas Riedel · Examiner: Susan J. Lucas · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/101,760
filed 11 Mar 1999
Publication
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US D454656
granted 19 Mar 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ashtray with the cover closed showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof with the cover open;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof with the cover closed, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 8 s a perspective view of an alternate ashtray with the cover closed showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof with the cover open;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof with the cover closed, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an alternate ashtray with the cover closed showing our new design;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view thereof with the cover open;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view thereof with the cover closed, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of an alternate ashtray with the cover closed showing our new design;

FIG. 23 is a perspetive view thereof with the cover open;

FIG. 24 is a front elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 25 is a rear elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 27 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a right side elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 29 is a left side elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 30 is a perspective view of an alternate ashtray with the cover closed showing our new design;

FIG. 31 is a perpective view thereof with the cover open;

FIG. 32 is a front elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 33 is a rear elevational view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 34 is a top plan view thereof with the cover closed;

FIG. 35 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a right side elevational view thereof with the cover closed, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate; and,

FIG. 37 is a right side elevational view thereof with the cover open, the left side elevational view being a mirror image duplicate.

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Claims

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