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Toilet rim block

Granted 18 Apr 2017 · no office action yet

Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

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Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Matthew J. Poster, Bryan C. Hale, Meghan Marie McGuire · Examiner: Robin V Webster · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/565,026
filed 17 May 2016
Publication
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US D784491
granted 18 Apr 2017

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Description

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

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a toilet rim block showing 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; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines showing the remainder of the holder are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/208

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USthis patentUS-D784491-SS118 Apr 201717 May 2016grantedToilet rim block
JPJP-1589992-SS6 Nov 201717 Nov 2016grantedno title held
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AUAU-201616414-SS13 Feb 201716 Nov 2016publishedToilet rim block

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