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Locking mechanism for a collection cup with fast opening and closing lid

Granted 29 Aug 2017 · 4 office actions

Assignee: James Roy Plante

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Inventors: James Roy Plante · Examiner: Sheryl Lane · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/440,849
filed 27 Dec 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D796030
granted 29 Aug 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right side view of…

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a locking mechanism for a collection cup with fast opening and closing lid, in the closed and locked position, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a locking mechanism for a collection cup with fast opening and closing lid, in the closed and unlocked position;

FIG. 8 is a right side view of a locking mechanism for a collection cup with fast opening and closing lid, in the open and unlocked position;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a detail perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken lines showing the collection cup and lid are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/122

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Pendency
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1,706 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
3
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Examiner
Sheryl Lane
art unit 2919 · TC 2900
Citations: 15 back · 0 forward

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