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Bond pattern on a personal respiratory protection mask

Granted 18 Sep 2012 · 4 office actions

Assignee: 3M Company

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

Application
29/343,748
filed 18 Sep 2009
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US D667541
granted 18 Sep 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 a bond pattern on a personal respiratory protection mask in an unfolded condition;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view, taken along lines 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the encircled area in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the bond pattern on the personal respiratory protection mask in a folded condition; and,

FIG. 10 is a left-side view of the inventive design in folded condition.

The phantom line showing forms no part of the claimed design. Only the solid lines, not the surfaces and the broken lines surrounding them, are part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.1

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USthis patentUS-D667541-SS118 Sep 201218 Sep 2009grantedBond pattern on a personal respiratory protection mask
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AUAU-330308-SS13 Apr 201016 Mar 2010publishedA personal respiratory protection mask with a bond pattern
CACA-134540-SS21 Oct 201017 Mar 2010grantedPersonal respiratory protection mask
UAUA-21092-SS25 Nov 201016 Mar 2010publishedРеспіраторна маскаuk

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