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Valve with tactile position indication

Granted 27 Nov 2012 · no office action yet

Application
29/379,627
filed 22 Nov 2010
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US D671620
granted 27 Nov 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a valve with tactile position indication embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, rear perspective view thereof, shown with the cap removed; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of the valve shown mounted to an ostomy pouch.

The broken lines depict portions of the valve body and, in FIG. 9 , a pouch, none of which form a part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/233

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Garth Rademaker
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USthis patentUS-D671620-SS127 Nov 201222 Nov 2010grantedValve with tactile position indication
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AUAU-336369-SS5 May 20117 Apr 2011publishedValve with tactile position indication
CACA-140124-SS25 Jan 201211 Apr 2011grantedValve with tactile position indication

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