Flex dropper assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first flex dropper assembly, the first flex dropper assembly having a non-transparent shell;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the first flex dropper assembly, the rear view, the right-side view, and the left side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the first flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the first flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the first flex dropper assembly with a cap removed;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the first flex dropper assembly with the cap removed, the rear view, the right-side view, and the left side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the first flex dropper assembly with the cap removed;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the first flex dropper assembly with the cap removed;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a refill bottle for a flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the refill bottle for a flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the refill bottle for a of the flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 12 is a right-side view of the refill bottle for a flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 13 is a left side view of the refill bottle of the flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the refill bottle of the flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the refill bottle of the flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a second flex dropper assembly, the second flex dropper assembly having a transparent shell;

FIG. 17 is a front view of the second flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 18 is a rear view of the second flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 19 is a right-side view of the second flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 20 is a left side view of the second flex dropper assembly;

FIG. 21 is a top view of the second flex dropper assembly; and,

FIG. 22 is a bottom view of the second flex dropper assembly.

The oblique shade lines in the drawings represent transparent surfaces. The area inside the broken lines in FIG. 14 forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flex dropper assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1023776
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 6, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 23, 2024
Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (Sheung Wan)
Inventors: Denis Pierre Maurin (Los Angeles, CA), Armando Villarreal (Los Angeles, CA), Megan Rene Langdon (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Assistant Examiner: Haley K Schnebele
Application Number: 29/845,302
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/683; D9/688