USPatentGranted

Flexible connecting device

Granted 29 Apr 2003 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Avanos Medical Sales, LLC · originally Kimberly Clark Worldwide

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Inventors: David M. Cise, L. John Teuscher, Edward B. Madsen · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/147,314

filed 27 Aug 2001

Publication

Not published

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US D473941

granted 29 Apr 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the flexible connecting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the flexible connecting device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the flexible connecting device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an end view of the flexible connecting device depicted in FIG. 3; and.

FIG. 5 is another end view of the flexible connecting device depicted in FIG. 3.

The broken line showing of the flexible member in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a flexible connecting device, as shown and described herein.

Classifications

3 codes

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/129D24/110

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1.7 y

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Examiner

Ian Simmons

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3 members · 3 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D473941-S	S1	29 Apr 2003	27 Aug 2001	granted	Flexible connecting device

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-149048-S	S	28 Aug 2002	15 Feb 2002	published	Flexible connecting device
CA	CA-98611-S	S	25 Jun 2003	8 Feb 2002	granted	Connector for medical tubing

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