Docking station canister

- iRobot Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective view of a docking station canister, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the docking station canister that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a docking station canister, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1018455
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 2022
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 2024
Assignee: iRobot Corporation (Bedford, MA)
Inventors: Calvin Jinwon Lee (Nashua, NH), Ryan Mercier (Boston, MA), Rick Hoobler (Waltham, MA), Insun Hong (Concord, MA)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Amanda Christensen
Application Number: 29/857,584
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