Ear curette

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of an ear curette according to the present design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view as shown in FIG. 1; the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the ear curette as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged end view of the rear end of the ear curette shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged end view of the front end of the ear curette as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary, top plan view of the ear curette similar to FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, side elevation view of the ear curette similar to FIG. 2.

Claims

The original and ornamental design for an ear curette, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D219252 November 1970 Bogoff
D368520 April 2, 1996 Brewer, Jr.
D393312 April 7, 1998 Huttner
5209757 May 11, 1993 Krug et al.
5250061 October 5, 1993 Michelson
5827307 October 27, 1998 Tipton
Other references
  • Codman, Surgical Products Catalog, 1992, p. N-189, item #80-1336.*
  • A flyer entitled A Convenient and Gentle Approach to Aurel Examination: published and distributed prior to Jun. 1996. Flyer discloses designs of three plastic curettes sold by Bionix prior to Jun. 1996.
  • A Miltex catalog page (p. 274) showing steel curettes sold prior to Jun. 1996. The catalog page was also published and distributed prior to Jun. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D445503
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 24, 2001
Assignee: Bionix Development Corporation (Toledo, OH)
Inventor: James J. Huttner (Sylvania, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello Co., L.P.A.
Application Number: 29/093,331
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146)
International Classification: 2402;