Corner sanding sponge

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a corner sanding sponge.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an end plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the corner sanding sponge.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is an end plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8 is a side plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 5.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second modified embodiment of the corner sanding sponge.

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is an end plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is a side plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third modified embodiment of the corner sanding sponge.

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is an end plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 16 is a side plan view of the corner sanding sponge of FIG. 13.

Claims

The ornamental design for a corner sanding sponge, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2112593 March 1938 Campbell
2817931 December 1957 Houser
3034267 May 1962 Fenney
3279130 October 1966 Nelson
D211262 June 1968 Theobald
3614845 October 1971 Cook
3653859 April 1972 Zimmer, Jr. et al.
3924362 December 1975 McAleer
3998012 December 21, 1976 Ness
4202139 May 13, 1980 Hong et al.
4263755 April 28, 1981 Globus
4501096 February 26, 1985 Lukianoff
4525959 July 2, 1985 Ziebarth et al.
4543751 October 1, 1985 Alikhan
4640060 February 3, 1987 Lukianoff
4757571 July 19, 1988 Young
4825597 May 2, 1989 Matechuk
4887396 December 19, 1989 Lukianoff
5054248 October 8, 1991 Thayer
5131193 July 21, 1992 Demers
5134809 August 4, 1992 Morton et al.
5168663 December 8, 1992 Klocke
5177909 January 12, 1993 Klocke
5203123 April 20, 1993 Travis
D336027 June 1, 1993 Demers
5309681 May 10, 1994 Cheney et al.
5313746 May 24, 1994 Zarriello
5316812 May 31, 1994 Stout et al.
D348817 July 19, 1994 Demers
5337523 August 16, 1994 Walsh
D355105 February 7, 1995 Nemazi
D356935 April 4, 1995 Demers
D356936 April 4, 1995 Demers
D357620 April 25, 1995 Demers
5417726 May 23, 1995 Stout et al.
5429545 July 4, 1995 Meyer
5533926 July 9, 1996 Nemazi
D373715 September 17, 1996 Fink
5605500 February 25, 1997 Matechuk
5662519 September 2, 1997 Arnold
D386058 November 11, 1997 Schmidt
5690547 November 25, 1997 Holland, Jr. et al.
5718622 February 17, 1998 Jones
5759090 June 2, 1998 Kawate et al.
5849051 December 15, 1998 Beardsley et al.
5849646 December 15, 1998 Stout et al.
D406681 March 9, 1999 Kelly et al.
5895316 April 20, 1999 Williams
5954571 September 21, 1999 Case
D429437 August 15, 2000 Valenti
6120365 September 19, 2000 Johnson
6227959 May 8, 2001 Beaudry
6383064 May 7, 2002 Eggert et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
226 823 September 1985 DD
37 00 990 July 1988 DE
37 25 656 February 1989 DE
37 31 236 March 1989 DE
42 10 819 June 1993 DE
296 12 820 February 1997 DE
298 13 386 January 1999 DE
0 103 560 March 1984 EP
0 635 335 January 1995 EP
2 114 028 August 1983 GB
2 245 511 January 1992 GB
2 256 383 December 1992 GB
2 299 038 September 1996 GB
2 327 899 February 1999 GB
59-5231 January 1984 JP
60-20865 February 1985 JP
61-124373 August 1986 JP
10-235565 September 1998 JP
WO 89/08008 September 1989 WO
WO 90/01398 February 1990 WO
WO 94/13435 June 1994 WO
WO 97/34735 September 1997 WO
Other references
  • Correspondence from David B. Patchett to President, Ali Industries, Inc. dated Feb. 19, 2003.
  • Correspondence from R. William Graham to David B. Patchett dated Feb. 26, 2003.
  • Correspondence from David B. Patchett to R. William Graham dated Mar. 3, 2003.
  • Correspondence from Roger J. Makley to David B. Patchett dated Mar. 17, 2003, with Ali Industries, Inc. product literature attached.
  • Correspondence from David B. Patchett to Roger J. Makley dated Mar. 25, 2003.
  • Home Improvement Center literature, Dec., 1992.
  • Home Improvement Center literature, Oct., 1992.
  • Norton website literature.
  • REMPAC Foam Corporation website literature.
  • Johnson Abrasives Co., Inc. website literature (2 articles).
  • Abrapower website literature (2 articles).
Patent History
Patent number: D497092
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 2002
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 2004
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Kevin J. McCarthy (Woodbury, MN)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David B. Patchett
Application Number: 29/166,324
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/90; Scraper, Duster, Mop, Or Sponge (D32/40)
International Classification: 0805;