USPatent applicationPatented

Masking tape applicator

Granted 21 Aug 2007 · 2 office actions

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: James F. Pitzen, Nathaniel R. Hallee, Paul A. Pilosi · Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application· this page
29/225,072
filed 10 Mar 2005
Publication
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Patent
US D549287
granted 21 Aug 2007

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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 masking tape applicator showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The claim is directed to just the edge shown in solid lines on one face of the applicator in FIGS. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , and 7 , and no surface on either side of that edge forms any part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D19/69

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Office actions
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Elizabeth A. Albert
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