Flex dropper assembly

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1023776
  • Patent Number
    D1,023,776
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022
    a year ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 23, 2024
    2 months ago
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    • A47G19/2205
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    • 0901
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first flex dropper assembly, the first flex dropper assembly having a non-transparent shell;



FIG. 2 is a front view of the first flex dropper assembly, the rear view, the right-side view, and the left side view being identical thereto;



FIG. 3 is a top view of the first flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the first flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the first flex dropper assembly with a cap removed;



FIG. 6 is a front view of the first flex dropper assembly with the cap removed, the rear view, the right-side view, and the left side view being identical thereto;



FIG. 7 is a top view of the first flex dropper assembly with the cap removed;



FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the first flex dropper assembly with the cap removed;



FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a refill bottle for a flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 10 is a front view of the refill bottle for a flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 11 is a rear view of the refill bottle for a of the flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 12 is a right-side view of the refill bottle for a flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 13 is a left side view of the refill bottle of the flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 14 is a top view of the refill bottle of the flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the refill bottle of the flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a second flex dropper assembly, the second flex dropper assembly having a transparent shell;



FIG. 17 is a front view of the second flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 18 is a rear view of the second flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 19 is a right-side view of the second flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 20 is a left side view of the second flex dropper assembly;



FIG. 21 is a top view of the second flex dropper assembly; and,



FIG. 22 is a bottom view of the second flex dropper assembly.


The oblique shade lines in the drawings represent transparent surfaces. The area inside the broken lines in FIG. 14 forms no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a flex dropper assembly, as shown and described.
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