Folded sheet adapter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a folded sheet adapter showing our new design, the undisclosed right side being a mirror image of the left, and the broken-line disclosure of the dispensing opening being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D430438
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2000
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps (Lilburn, GA), Richard Paul Lewis (Marietta, GA), Paul Francis Tramontina (Alpharetta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Dority & Manning
Application Number: 0/104,229
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6515
International Classification: 2002;