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Knee strap

Granted 10 Sep 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: 3M Company · originally Beiersdorf

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Inventors: Cindy Lamping, Sherry Hinds, Suzanne Mernyk · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/136,146
filed 25 Jan 2001
Publication
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US D462772
granted 10 Sep 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a…

FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a knee strap, showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an elevated view thereof, showing the knee strap in use condition.

The broken lines on the surface of the strap represent stitching which passes through the strap and holds a pouch enclosed tubular member to the bottom of the strap.

The broken line shown above and below the right and left sides of the strap illustrated in FIG. 4 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/190

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