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Environmental sampling device

Granted 4 Nov 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: APACOR LIMITED · originally Apacor Limited

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Inventors: Jonathan Earl, Anthony Bellm, Andrew Miller · Examiner: T Chase Nelson · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/942,794
filed 17 May 2024
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US D1101185
granted 4 Nov 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective…

FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective view of an environmental sampling device in accordance with the present design, the environmental sampling device including a top section snap-fit into engagement with a bottom section;

FIG. 2 is a front and bottom perspective view of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 , with the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front and top perspective view of just the top section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a front and bottom perspective view of just the top section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of just the top section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of just the top section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of just the top section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 , with the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front and top perspective view of just the bottom section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 12 is a front and bottom perspective view of just the bottom section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of just the bottom section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of just the bottom section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view of just the bottom section of the environmental sampling device of FIG. 1 , with the right side view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings show portions of the environmental sampling device that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/216

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