Two-sided sponge

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a two-sided 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; and,

FIG. 4 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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Patent History
Patent number: D379698
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: 0/17,256
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Scraper, Duster, Mop, Or Sponge (D32/40)
International Classification: 0805;