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Tape dispenser

Granted 4 Jul 2006 · 2 office actions

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Daniel E. Siltberg, Scott D. Gullicks, Casey L. Carlson · Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/223,803
filed 18 Feb 2005
Publication
Not published
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US D524375
granted 4 Jul 2006

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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 tape dispenser showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the tape dispenser illustrated in FIG. 1, the right side view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the tape dispenser illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the tape dispenser illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the tape dispenser illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the tape dispenser illustrated in FIG. 1.

The structure depicted by means of broken lines in the figures has been shown for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The drawings are lined for color; specifically the crosshatched lines represent yellow or gold coloring and the elliptical shaped area surrounding the central hole without lining represents white coloring.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D19/69

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Pendency
1.4 y
501 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Examiner
Elizabeth A. Albert
art unit 2913 · TC 2900
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D518116-SS128 Mar 20062 Jul 2004grantedScrew drive toy vehicle
USthis patentUS-D524375-SS14 Jul 200618 Feb 2005grantedTape dispenser
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
TWTW-D114407-S1S111 Dec 200627 Jul 2005publishedTape dispenser

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