Two-sided sponge

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a two-sided rectangular sponge showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the other side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof the rear being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the two-sided sponge shown in FIG. 1, for which the alternate embodiment is oval;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The surface texture is partially shown for convenience of illustration, it being understood that the surface texture is uniformly continuous over the surface on which it is shown.

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D229160 November 1973 Meyer
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Foreign Patent Documents
2049676 February 1993 CAX
0672951 January 1930 FRX
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Patent History
Patent number: D379697
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 1994
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 1997
Assignee: The Andrew Jergens Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: John W. Freudenberg (Edgewood, KY), David C. Story (Cincinnati, OH), Haruya Kato (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Law Firm: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Application Number: 0/17,249
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Scraper, Duster, Mop, Or Sponge (D32/40)
International Classification: 0805;