Dispensing receptacle

- simplehuman LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, from above, of the front and left sides of a dispensing receptacle embodying a design hereunder;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view, from below, of the right side and rear thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view thereof, from the front;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view thereof, from the rear;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the right side thereof;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the left side thereof;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the top thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a view of the bottom thereof.

The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings depict aspects or portions of the dispensing receptacle that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dispensing receptacle as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1061258
Type: Grant
Filed: May 12, 2023
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 2025
Assignee: simplehuman LLC (Torrarce)
Inventors: Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Joseph Sandor (Newport Beach, CA), Myk Wayne Lum (Irvine, CA), Adam C. Wade (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Assistant Examiner: Haley K Schnebele
Application Number: 29/875,958
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/688