Housing element of a stethoscope

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, at a reduced scale, showing a first embodiment of our new design for the housing element of a stethoscope;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the housing element of a stethoscope;

FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a stethoscope is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D389577
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 22, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 20, 1998
Inventors: James A. Grasfield (Sharon, MA), David E. Winston (Winchester, MA), Peter R. H. Stark (Stoneham, MA), Daniela Steinhubel (Stoneham, MA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Frank Martinez
Attorney: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
Application Number: 0/61,331
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Stethoscope (24) (D24/134)
International Classification: 2402;