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Toilet cistern

Granted 21 Oct 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Caroma Industries Limited

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Inventors: Stephen John Cummings, Vincent Kai Hong Ho · Examiner: Robert A Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/285,631

filed 4 Apr 2007

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US D579093

granted 21 Oct 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet cistern showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an elevated front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevated left thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevated right thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevated rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a toilet cistern, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D23/313

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Examiner

Robert A Delehanty

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D579093-S	S1	21 Oct 2008	4 Apr 2007	granted	Toilet cistern

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-311202-S	S	3 Nov 2006	5 Oct 2006	published	A toilet cistern
CA	CA-120199-S	S	7 Mar 2008	2 Apr 2007	granted	Toilet cistern

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