Diaper fastening tab closure

Description

FIG. 1 is a front and rear elevational view of a diaper fastening tab closure, showing our new design, which front and rear views are identical;

FIG. 2 is a front and rear elevational view of a second embodiment of a fastening tab showing my new design which front and rear views are identical;

FIG. 3 is a front and rear elevational view of a third embodiment of a fastening tab showing my new design which front and rear views are identical;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational of the fastening tab of FIG. 1, the other side is identical;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the fastening tabs of FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the fastening tab of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the fastening tab in FIG. 2, the other side is identical;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the fastening tab of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the fastening tab of FIG. 3, the other side is identical; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the fastening tab of FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1658263 February 1928 Stanley
3848594 November 1974 Buell
3920016 November 1975 Mesek et al.
3948268 April 6, 1976 Karami
4055182 October 25, 1977 Mack
Foreign Patent Documents
0379850 August 1990 EPX
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Patent History
Patent number: D372532
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 11, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 6, 1996
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Steven J. Rossini (Hugo, MN), Roland R. Midgley (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, William J. Bond
Application Number: 0/4,709
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