Test kit specimen-handling tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the test kit specimen-handling tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the test kit specimen-handling tool of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the test kit specimen-handling tool of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the test kit specimen-handling tool of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an end view of the test kit specimen-handling tool of the present invention; and,

FIG. 6 is another end view of the test kit specimen-handling tool of the present invention.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a test kit specimen-handling tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D470596
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 2001
Date of Patent: Feb 18, 2003
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Donald J. McMichael (South Jordan, UT), Kristy Peterson (Salt Lake City, UT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: William W. Letson
Application Number: 29/152,429