Stethoscope component

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an stethoscope component;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines showing a base element is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D403065
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Alan P. Dieken (Oakdale, MN), Edward J. Moe (St. Paul, MN), Joy A. Packard (Somerset, WI), Thomas J. Packard (Somerset, WI), Thomas A. Turgeon (Fridley, MN), Thomas W. Reeder (Asheville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Robert W. Sprague, Jeffrey J. Hohenshell
Application Number: 0/67,461
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Stethoscope (24) (D24/134)
International Classification: 2402;