Tissue box

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tissue box according to 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 tissue box is shown with symbolic breaks. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no portion of the claimed design.

The short broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating parts of the article that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines consisting of dot-dash lines are boundary lines that show that the claimed design extends to, but does not include, the boundary lines.

The Kleenex logo shown in dashed lines in the drawings is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tissue box as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1126758
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 2024
Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Andrew G. Bontorno (Neenah, WI), Hector Ariza (Highland Park, IL), Cleo Ledet (Chicago, IL), Parker Sheley (Chicago, IL), Amy Koke Brusselback (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wendy L Arminio
Assistant Examiner: Joan E. Diehl
Application Number: 29/966,924
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/433