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Docking device for card reader

Granted 22 Mar 2016 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Square, Inc. · originally Block, Inc.

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Inventors: Troy Edwards, Yenliang Chen · Examiner: Freda S Nunn · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/533,736
filed 21 Jul 2015
Publication
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US D752051
granted 22 Mar 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a docking device for card reader, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded, perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front-left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear-left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Broken lines are for illustrating unclaimed portions of the docking device for card reader and for illustrating an environment related to the claimed design; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/434

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USthis patentUS-D752051-SS122 Mar 201621 Jul 2015grantedDocking device for card reader
JPJP-1558456-SS12 Sep 201620 Jan 2016grantedno title held
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AUAU-201610227-SS27 Apr 201615 Jan 2016publishedDocking device for card reader

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