Sterile wrap

- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Description

The application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent application with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a bottom right front perspective view of a first embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged detail view of area 6 circumscribed within FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged detail view of area 7 circumscribed within FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged detail view of area 8 circumscribed within FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a cross-section view taken along the line 9-9 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom right front perspective view of a second embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design:

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged detail view of area 15 circumscribed within FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged detail view of area 16 circumscribed within FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged detail view of area 17 circumscribed within FIG. 13;

FIG. 18 is a cross-section view taken along the line 18-18 in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a bottom right front perspective view of a third embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 20 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged detail view of area 24 circumscribed within FIG. 19;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged detail view of area 25 circumscribed within FIG. 22;

FIG. 26 is an enlarged detail view of area 26 circumscribed within FIG. 22;

FIG. 27 is a cross-section view taken along the line 27-27 in FIG. 26;

FIG. 28 is a bottom right front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 29 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 30 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a . mirror image thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 33 is an enlarged detail view of area 33 circumscribed within FIG. 28;

FIG. 34 is an enlarged detail view of area 34 circumscribed within FIG. 31;

FIG. 35 is an enlarged detail view of area 35 circumscribed within FIG. 31;

FIG. 36 is a cross-section view taken along the line 36-36 in FIG. 35;

FIG. 37 is a bottom right front perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 38 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 39 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 40 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 42 is an enlarged detail view of area 42 circumscribed within FIG. 37;

FIG. 43 is an enlarged detail view of area 43 circumscribed within FIG. 40;

FIG. 44 is an enlarged detail view of area 44 circumscribed within FIG. 40;

FIG. 45 is a cross-section view taken along the line 45-45 in FIG. 44;

FIG. 46 is a bottom right front perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 47 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 48 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 49 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 51 is an enlarged detail view of area 51 circumscribed within FIG. 46;

FIG. 52 is an enlarged detail view of area 52 circumscribed within FIG. 49;

FIG. 53 is an enlarged detail view of area 53 circumscribed within FIG. 49;

FIG. 54 is a cross-section view taken along the line 54-54 in FIG. 53;

FIG. 55 is a bottom right front perspective view of a seventh embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 56 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 57 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 58 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 59 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 60 is an enlarged detail view of area 60 circumscribed within FIG. 55;

FIG. 61 is an enlarged detail view of area 61 circumscribed within FIG. 58;

FIG. 62 is an enlarged detail view of area 62 circumscribed within FIG. 58;

FIG. 63 is a cross-section view taken along the line 63-63 in FIG. 62;

FIG. 64 is a bottom right front perspective view of a eighth embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 65 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 66 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 67 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 68 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 69 is an enlarged detail view of area 69 circumscribed within FIG. 64;

FIG. 70 is an enlarged detail view of area 70 circumscribed within FIG. 67;

FIG. 71 is an enlarged detail view of area 71 circumscribed within FIG. 67;

FIG. 72 is a cross-section view taken along the line 72-72 in FIG. 71;

FIG. 73 is a bottom right front perspective view of a ninth embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 74 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 75 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 76 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 77 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 78 is an enlarged detail view of area 78 circumscribed within FIG. 73;

FIG. 79 is an enlarged detail view of area 79 circumscribed within FIG. 76;

FIG. 80 is an enlarged detail view of area 80 circumscribed within FIG. 76; and

FIG. 81 is a cross-section view taken along the line 81-81 in FIG. 80;

FIG. 82 is a bottom right front perspective view of a tenth embodiment of a sterile wrap showing our new design;

FIG. 83 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 84 is a right-side elevation view thereof; the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 85 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 86 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 87 is an enlarged detail view of area 87 circumscribed within FIG. 82;

FIG. 88 is an enlarged detail view of area 88 circumscribed within FIG. 85;

FIG. 89 is an enlarged detail view of area 89 circumscribed within FIG. 85; and,

FIG. 90 is a cross-section view taken along the line 90-90 in FIG. 89.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures depict the boundaries of the enlarged detail views of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sterile wrap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D838999
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 2015
Date of Patent: Jan 29, 2019
Assignee: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. (Mundelein, IL)
Inventors: Dixit Gandhi (Chicago, IL), Robert A. Lockwood (Livertyville, IL), Francis A. Czajka, Jr. (Libertyville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Assistant Examiner: Wendy L Arminio
Application Number: 29/523,443
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D5/59; D5/60