Paper towel holder

- Simplehuman LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevation view of a paper towel holder showing our new design, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIGS. 6 to 10 illustrate an alternate embodiment, showing a contrast in materials using stippling to differentiate between areas of the Paper Towel Holder illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5, whereas:

FIG. 6 is a detailed left side elevation view of the alternate embodiment, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a detailed front view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a detailed left side view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a detailed top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a detailed bottom plan view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for the paper towel holder, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D499916
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 19, 2004
Date of Patent: Dec 21, 2004
Assignee: Simplehuman LLC (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Joseph Sandor (Santa Ana Heights, CA), Myk Wayne Lum (Irvine, CA), Adam C. Wade (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Liu & Liu
Application Number: 29/203,743
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/521
International Classification: 2002;