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Fabric sweeper

Granted 13 Mar 2012 · no office action yet

Current assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. · originally S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Inventors: Nancy L. Broen, Sergio Reyes Salgado, Micah L. Maraia, Scott A. Olson +12 · Examiner: Austin Murphy · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/394,832

filed 22 Jun 2011

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US D655513

granted 13 Mar 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a fabric sweeper, embodying a new design;

FIG. 2 is an end elevation view of the fabric sweeper of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is an opposite end elevation view of the fabric sweeper of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the fabric sweeper of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side elevation view of the fabric sweeper of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the fabric sweeper of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the fabric sweeper of FIG. 1 .

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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1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a fabric sweeper, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D04/137

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Austin Murphy

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Worldwide family

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2011247651-A1	A1	13 Oct 2011	5 Jan 2011	published	Fabric Sweeper
USthis patent	US-D655513-S	S1	13 Mar 2012	22 Jun 2011	granted	Fabric sweeper
EP	EP-2661207-A1	A1	13 Nov 2013	13 Dec 2011	published	Dispositif de nettoyage comportant une chambre collectrice de débrisfr
CN	CN-103582442-A	A	12 Feb 2014	11 Jun 2012	published	Cleaning device with a debris collection chamber
WO	WO-2012094106-A1	A1	12 Jul 2012	13 Dec 2011	published	Cleaning device with a debris collection chamber
WO	WO-2012094106-A9	A9	22 Nov 2012	13 Dec 2011	published	Cleaning device with a debris collection chamber

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AR	AR-085307-A1	A1	25 Sep 2013	4 Jan 2012	published	Cepillo para telases
AU	AU-338478-S	S	12 Sep 2011	5 Jul 2011	published	Fabric sweeper
AU	AU-2011353688-A1	A1	2 May 2013	13 Dec 2011	published	Cleaning device with a debris collection chamber
MX	MX-2013007908-A	A	30 Apr 2014	13 Dec 2011	published	Cleaning device with a debris collection chamber.

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