Applicator with individual pad support fingers
Granted 10 Jul 2012 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. · originally SPECIALTY PRODUCTS OF GREENWOOD, MISSOURI, INC.
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Inventors: Richard S. Dale, William Lauchlin Gulledge, Jr., William Daniel Richardson, Chad Edward Brott +8 · Examiner: John Windmuller · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an applicator with individual pad support fingers embodying our design;
FIG. 2 is a top elevation view of the applicator depicted in FIG. 1 , with the bottom elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the applicator depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2 , with the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is an end elevation view of the applicator shown in FIGS. 1-3 ;
FIG. 5 is an end elevation view of the applicator opposite that shown in FIG. 4 ;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the applicator similar to FIG. 1 , but with the material application pad being removed so as to depict the individual pad support fingers;
FIG. 7 is a top elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIG. 6 , with the bottom elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 6 and 7 , with the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 9 is an end elevation view of the applicator as shown in FIGS. 6-8 ; and,
FIG. 10 is an end elevation view of the applicator opposite that shown in FIG. 9 .
The broken lines showing the material application pad, the handle, the hook fastening areas on the fingers for connecting to the pad, and the slots defined between adjacent fingers are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D663501-S | S1 | 10 Jul 2012 | 13 Apr 2010 | granted | Applicator with individual pad support fingers |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-333615-S | S | 10 Nov 2010 | 13 Oct 2010 | published | Applicator with individually flexible pad support fingers |
| CA | CA-137547-S | S | 13 Jul 2011 | 13 Oct 2010 | granted | Applicator with flexible pad |
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