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Tabs on a personal respiratory protection mask

Granted 15 May 2012 · 4 office actions

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: Dean R. Duffy, Scott A. Spoo, Nathan A. Abel · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/343,742
filed 18 Sep 2009
Publication
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US D659820
granted 15 May 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for tabs on a personal respiratory protection mask;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left-side view thereof, the right-side view being a mirror image of the left-side view;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

The dash-dot-dot line immediately adjacent the claimed areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines represent environmental structure and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design and the shading is provided to illustrate contour only and is not an indication of texture, gloss, etc.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.1

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USthis patentUS-D659820-SS115 May 201218 Sep 2009grantedTabs on a personal respiratory protection mask
›Other offices — 3 members
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AUAU-330306-SS13 Apr 201016 Mar 2010publishedA personal respiratory protection mask having tabs
CACA-134543-SS19 Oct 201017 Mar 2010grantedPersonal respiratory protection mask
UAUA-21091-SS25 Nov 201016 Mar 2010publishedРеспіраторна маскаuk

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