Bandage and bandage with carrier

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the adhesive bandage and carrier invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bandage and carrier thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the bandage and carrier thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the bandage and carrier thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the bandage and carrier thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front end elevational view of the bandage and carrier thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear end elevational view of the bandage and carrier thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D408541
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 13, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1999
Inventors: Wayne K. Dunshee (St. Paul, MN), Donald G. Peterson (St. Paul, MN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Robert W. Sprague, Stephen W. Bauer
Application Number: 0/86,461
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bandage For Protection Or Treatment (53) (D24/189)
International Classification: 2404;