Oral examination tongue depressor

Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of an oral examination tongue depressor showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, the view from the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left end elevational thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom plan view of the left end as shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom plan view of the right end as shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view thereof, taken along the line 8--8 of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along the line 9--9 of FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D185100 May 1959 Schlosser
D224173 July 1972 Clifford
D329287 September 8, 1992 Ziese
D344335 February 15, 1994 Elisha
2723661 November 1955 Hull
Patent History
Patent number: D359556
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 1994
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 1995
Inventors: William J. Hale (Edmond, OK), Christopher E. Rooney (Oklahoma City, OK)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Robert K. Rhea
Application Number: 0/18,557
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tongue Depressor (D24/136)