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Double-ended closure

Granted 25 Jan 2011 · no office action yet

Assignee: DNA Genotek

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Inventors: Michael Beach, Luc Boucher · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/342,799
filed 1 Sep 2009
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US D631350
granted 25 Jan 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a double-ended closure according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5 — 5 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of the double-ended closure of FIG. 1 with an end of the double-ended closure fastened on a tube shown in broken lines;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the double-ended closure of FIG. 1 with an other end of the double-ended closure fastened on a tube shown in broken lines;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a double-ended closure according to a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 13 — 13 of FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of FIG. 13 ;

FIG. 15 is a side elevation view of the double-ended closure of FIG. 9 with an end of the double-ended closure fastened on a tube shown in broken lines; and,

FIG. 16 is a side elevation view of the double-ended closure of FIG. 9 with an other end of the double-ended closure fastened on a tube shown in broken lines.

Throughout the Figures, broken lines showing environment or structure are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D09/453

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USthis patentUS-D631350-SS125 Jan 20111 Sep 2009grantedDouble-ended closure
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AUAU-331104-SS31 May 20104 May 2010publishedDouble-ended closure
AUAU-331199-SS4 Jun 201026 Feb 2010publishedDouble-ended closure
CACA-134243-SS22 Sep 201026 Feb 2010grantedDouble-ended closure
CACA-136397-SS22 Sep 201026 Feb 2010grantedDouble-ended closure

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