Applicator with individually flexible pad and handle
Granted 6 Mar 2012 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. · originally SPECIALTY PRODUCTS OF GREENWOOD, MISSOURI, INC.
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Inventors: Richard S. Dale, Marco Carroll Perry, Melodie Lea Wendleton, Jim Joseph Best +8 · Examiner: John Windmuller · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an applicator with individually flexible pad and handle embodying our design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the applicator shown in FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the applicator depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2 , with the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is an end elevation view of the applicator depicted in FIGS. 1-3 , with the opposite end elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top elevation view of the applicator depicted in FIGS. 1-4 ;
FIG. 6 is a bottom elevation view of the applicator shown in FIGS. 1-5 ;
FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the applicator similar to FIG. 1 , but depicting the handle in a relatively greater flexed condition and the pad in a flexed concave shape;
FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the applicator as shown in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 9 is a side elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 7 and 8 , with the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 10 is an end elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 7-9 , with the opposite end elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 11 is a top elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 7-10 ;
FIG. 12 is a bottom elevation view of the applicator as shown in FIGS. 7-11 ;
FIG. 13 is a top perspective view of the applicator similar to FIG. 1 , but depicting the handle in a relatively greater flexed condition and the pad in a flexed convex shape;
FIG. 14 is a bottom perspective view of the applicator as shown in FIG. 13 ;
FIG. 15 is a side elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 13 and 14 , with the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 16 is an end elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 13-15 , with the opposite end elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 17 is a top elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 13-16 ;
FIG. 18 is a bottom elevation view of the applicator as shown in FIGS. 13-17 ;
FIG. 19 is a top perspective view of the applicator similar to FIG. 1 , but with the material application pad being removed so as to depict the handle in an unflexed condition;
FIG. 20 is a bottom perspective view of the applicator as shown in FIG. 19 ;
FIG. 21 is a side elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 19 and 20 , with the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 22 is a top elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 19-21 ;
FIG. 23 is an end elevation view of the applicator as depicted in FIGS. 19-22 , with the opposite end elevation view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 24 is a bottom elevation view of the applicator as shown in FIGS. 19-23 .
The broken lines in the figures depict portions of the applicator that form no part of the claimed design. The outermost broken line showing the recessed area extending across the center of the body in FIGS. 1 , 5 , 7 , 10 , 13 , 16 , 17 , 19 , & 22 defines the boundary of the article, with the broken lines themselves and the area within forming no part of the claim.
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