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Earplug handle

Granted 17 Dec 2002 · no office action yet

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: Paul A. Martinson · Examiner: Ian Simmons

Application

29/151,607

filed 2 Nov 2001

Publication

Not published

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US D467333

granted 17 Dec 2002

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for an earplug handle;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being the same as the left;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for an earplug handle, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

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/DRW

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/106

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Examiner

Ian Simmons

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D467333-S	S1	17 Dec 2002	2 Nov 2001	granted	Earplug handle

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-99261-S	S	9 Jan 2003	29 Apr 2002	granted	Earplug

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