Tape dispenser
Granted 10 Apr 2012 · no office action yet
Assignee: 3M Company
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Inventors: Kristopher W. Clover, Thomas C. Meier · Examiner: Austin Murphy · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the new design of tape dispenser showing an illustrative use with a single roll of tape;
FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the new design of tape dispenser showing an illustrative use with two rolls of tape;
FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the new design of tape dispenser showing an illustrative use with three rolls of tape;
FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 15 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a front view thereof; and,
FIG. 18 is a rear view thereof.
The broken lines showing tape, tape cores, and tape roll dividers in various figures are included for the purpose of illustrating features that form no part of the claimed design.
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7 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 1 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D657420-S | S1 | 10 Apr 2012 | 22 Aug 2011 | granted | Tape dispenser |
›Other offices — 6 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-341494-S | S | 20 Mar 2012 | 21 Feb 2012 | published | Tape dispenser |
| AU | AU-341495-S | S | 20 Mar 2012 | 21 Feb 2012 | published | Tape dispenser |
| AU | AU-341496-S | S | 20 Mar 2012 | 21 Feb 2012 | published | Tape dispenser |
| TW | TW-D152163-S | S | 1 Mar 2013 | 21 Feb 2012 | published | Tape dispenser |
| TW | TW-D152164-S | S | 1 Mar 2013 | 21 Feb 2012 | published | Tape dispenser |
| TW | TW-D152165-S | S | 1 Mar 2013 | 21 Feb 2012 | published | Tape dispenser |
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