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Ear wick with swab

Granted 3 Dec 2013 · 2 office actions

Assignee: John J. Solomon, Jr.

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Inventors: David F Bentley, John J. Solomon, Jr. · Examiner: Marcus Jackson · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/374,174
filed 11 Jul 2011
Publication
Not published
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US D694951
granted 3 Dec 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front and top isometric…

FIG. 1 is a front and top isometric view of an assembled ear wick with swab showing the design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan, being a mirror image of the top view shown;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view thereof, illustrating the four separate parts of the design, the swab, rod, cone and wick;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left view shown;

FIG. 5 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front and top isometric view of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1 , the sole difference being the merging of the swab and rod into one piece;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan being a mirror image of the top view shown;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view thereof, illustrating the three separate parts of the design, the swab-rod, cone and wick;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left view shown;

FIG. 11 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front and top isometric view of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1 , the sole difference being the merging of the swab, rod and cone into one piece;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan being a mirror image of the top view shown;

FIG. 15 is an exploded view thereof, illustrating the two separate parts of the design, the swab-rod-cone and wick;

FIG. 16 is a left elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left view shown;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front and top isometric view of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1 , the sole difference being the merging of the swab, rod, cone and wick into one piece;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan being a mirror image of the top view shown;

FIG. 21 is a left elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left view shown;

FIG. 22 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front and top isometric view of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1 , the sole difference being the merging of the cone and wick into one piece;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan being a mirror image of the top view shown;

FIG. 26 is an exploded view thereof, illustrating the three separate parts of the design, the swab, rod and cone-wick;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left view shown;

FIG. 28 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a front and top isometric view of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1 , the sole difference being the merging of the rod, cone and wick into one piece;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan being a mirror image of the top view shown;

FIG. 32 is an exploded view thereof, illustrating the two separate parts of the design, the swab and rod-cone-wick;

FIG. 33 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left view shown;

FIG. 34 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a front and top isometric view of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1 , the sole difference being the merging of the rod and cone into one piece;

FIG. 37 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan being a mirror image of the top view shown;

FIG. 38 is an exploded view thereof, illustrating the three separate parts of the design, the swab, rod-cone and wick;

FIG. 39 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left view shown;

FIG. 40 is a front side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 41 is a back side elevational view thereof.

The gray tone/contrasting shown in FIGS. 1-6 solely represents the swab being of a first material, the rod being of a second material, the cone being of a third material, and the wick being of a fourth material.

The gray tone/contrasting shown in FIGS. 7-12 solely represents the swab and the rod being of a first material, the cone being of a second material, and the wick being of a third material.

The gray tone/contrasting shown in FIGS. 13-18 solely represents the swab, the rod, and the cone being of a first material and the wick being of a second material.

The gray tone/contrasting shown in FIGS. 19-23 solely represents the swab, the rod, the cone, and the wick being of a first material.

The gray tone/contrasting shown in FIGS. 24-29 solely represents the swab being of a first material, the rod being of a second material, and the cone and the wick being of a third material.

The gray tone/contrasting shown in FIGS. 30-35 solely represents the swab being of a first material and the rod, the cone, and the wick being of a second material.

The gray tone/contrasting shown in FIGS. 36-41 solely represents the swab being of a first material, the rod and the cone being of a second material, and the wick being of a third material.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D28/7

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Pendency
2.4 y
876 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Examiner
Marcus Jackson
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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