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Earplug dispensing device

Granted 20 Feb 2018 · 2 office actions

Application
29/568,152
filed 15 Jun 2016
Publication
Not published
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US D810459
granted 20 Feb 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earplug dispenser in accordance with the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an alternate side elevation view thereof, showing the side opposing that shown in FIG. 4 ;

FIG. 6 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is perspective view of another, similar embodiment of an earplug dispensing device, depicting the device incorporated into an earplug dispenser with a canister and base;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 an alternate side elevation view thereof, showing the side opposing that shown in FIG. 11 ;

FIG. 13 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 8 , and excluding the claimed design subject matter;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 9 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 17 is a rear elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 10 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 18 is a side elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 11 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 19 is an alternate side elevation view thereof, showing the side opposing that shown in FIG. 18 , showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 12 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 20 is a top elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 13 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of another similar embodiment of an earplug dispensing device, depicting the device incorporated into an earplug dispenser with a canister and base;

FIG. 22 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is an alternate side elevation view thereof, showing the side opposing that shown in FIG. 24 ;

FIG. 26 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a perspective view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 21 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 29 is a front elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 22 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 30 is a rear elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 23 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 31 is a side elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 24 , and excluding the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 32 is an alternate side elevation view thereof, showing the side opposing that shown in FIG. 31 , showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 25 , and excluding the claimed subject matter; and,

FIG. 33 is a top elevation view thereof, showing only the broken line environmental structure from FIG. 26 , and excluding the claimed subject matter.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are only provided to illustrate the environment of the design and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D06/515

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Examiner
Wan Laymon
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