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Charging unit assembly

Granted 25 Feb 2014 · no office action yet

Current assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Laurent Manca, Philip Leung · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/429,405
filed 10 Aug 2012
Publication
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US D700397
granted 25 Feb 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a charging unit assembly showing the front, top, and right side of our new design in a closed position as viewed from the right side of the page;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the opposite side thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a charging unit assembly showing the front, top, and right side of our new design in an open position as viewed from the right side of the page;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of one side thereof;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the opposite side thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a charging unit assembly showing the front, top, and right side of our new design in an open position and with a removable smoking article inserted therein, as viewed from the right side of the page;

FIG. 16 is a side elevational view of one side thereof;

FIG. 17 is a side elevational view of the opposite side thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom elevational view thereof.

The broken lines showing in FIGS. 15-17 and 19 depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/189

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