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Toilet paper dispenser

Granted 28 May 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dispensing Dynamics International, Inc. · originally The Coleman Company, Inc.

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Inventors: Scott J. Collins, Paul A. Omdoll · Examiner: Brian N. Vinson · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/151,569

filed 8 Nov 2001

Publication

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US D457766

granted 28 May 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet paper dispenser showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the toilet paper dispenser of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the toilet paper dispenser of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the toilet paper dispenser of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the toilet paper dispenser of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the toilet paper dispenser of FIG. 1.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design of a toilet paper dispenser, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

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/DRW

USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/523

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Pendency

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Examiner

Brian N. Vinson

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7 members · 2 offices

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›IP5 & PCT — 6 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D457368-S	S1	21 May 2002	16 Aug 2000	granted	Paper towel dispenser
USthis patent	US-D457766-S	S1	28 May 2002	8 Nov 2001	granted	Toilet paper dispenser
US	US-D458489-S	S1	11 Jun 2002	8 Nov 2001	granted	Toilet paper dispenser
US	US-D458490-S	S1	11 Jun 2002	8 Nov 2001	granted	Toilet paper dispenser
US	US-D458495-S	S1	11 Jun 2002	8 Nov 2001	granted	Soap dispenser
US	US-D461983-S	S1	27 Aug 2002	8 Nov 2001	granted	Paper towel dispenser

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-144940-S	S	21 Aug 2001	15 Feb 2001	published	Set of bathroom accessories

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