Fragrance sampler
Granted 17 Jan 2012 · 2 office actions
Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
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Inventors: Matthew Grossman, Mark E. Johnson, Michael E. Short, David R. Carlson +4 · Examiner: Sandra Snapp · AU 2915 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the dock of the fragrance sampler, the dock removed for ease of illustration;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the dock of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the dock of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the dock of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a right side view of the dock of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the dock of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the dock of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a scent module of the fragrance sampler, the scent module removed for ease of illustration;
FIG. 9 is a front view of the scent module of FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the scent module of FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 11 is a left side view of the scent module of FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 12 is a right side view of the scent module of FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 13 is a top view of the scent module of FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the scent module of FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the fragrance sampler which is comprised of a plurality of scent modules loaded into a dock, with the dock being mounted to a shelf;
FIG. 16 is a front view of the scent modules and dock of FIG. 15 ; and,
FIG. 17 is a left side view of the fragrance sampler with the scent modules loaded in the dock.
The broken lines appearing in FIGS. 1-17 define the bounds of the claimed design and/or disclose environment related to the claimed design, and therefore form no part of the claimed design.
In an exemplary embodiment the nature of this product is as a device for holding a plurality of scented compositions, and providing a mechanism by which users can sample individual fragrances. The dock of the device may be mounted on a retail shelf, such as a front edge or the like, with individual scent modules being removably mounted in apertures provided in the dock.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D652499-S | S1 | 17 Jan 2012 | 11 Feb 2009 | granted | Fragrance sampler |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-327469-S | S | 3 Sep 2009 | 11 Aug 2009 | published | Fragrance sampler holder |
| AU | AU-327470-S | S | 3 Sep 2009 | 11 Aug 2009 | published | Scent module |
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