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Foam cleaning implement

Granted 16 Sep 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Procter & Gamble

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Inventors: Rob Earl Starghill, Denis Alfred Gonzales, Patricia R. Soll, Iris Bogaerts · Examiner: Robin V. Webster · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/266,417
filed 20 Sep 2006
Publication
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US D577167
granted 16 Sep 2008

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Description

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The file of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with the color drawing will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a first embodiment of the foam cleaning implement, embodying the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of the foam cleaning implement, embodying the new design;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 15 is an isometric view of a third embodiment of the foam cleaning implement, embodying the new design;

FIG. 16 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a fourth embodiment of the foam cleaning implement embodying the new design;

FIG. 23 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 25 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a fifth embodiment of the foam cleaning implement embodying the new design;

FIG. 30 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 32 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a sixth embodiment of the foam cleaning implement embodying the new design;

FIG. 37 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 39 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a seventh embodiment of the foam cleaning implement embodying the new design;

FIG. 44 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 46 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a eighth embodiment of the foam cleaning implement embodying the new design;

FIG. 51 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a bottom thereof;

FIG. 53 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 56 is a back view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D32/40

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Examiner
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CACA-119966-SS23 Mar 200919 Mar 2007grantedCleaning sponge
CACA-125532-SS23 Mar 200919 Mar 2007grantedCleaning sponge
CACA-125533-SS23 Mar 200919 Mar 2007grantedCleaning sponge

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