Folded sheet adapter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment which is depicted in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the embodiment which is depicted in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the embodiment which is depicted in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the embodiment which is depicted in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the embodiment which is depicted in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the embodiment which is depicted in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the new design, the dispensing opening in the front wall of the adapter being shown in dashed lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429933
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps (Lilburn, GA), Richard Paul Lewis (Marietta, GA), Paul Francis Tramontina (Alpharetta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: Nancy M. Klembus
Application Number: 0/111,852
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6518
International Classification: 0707;