Masking tape applicator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a masking tape applicator showing the new design.

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, the opposite side view thereof being a mirror image of the side view shown;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a masking tape applicator, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D144392 April 1946 Kruger
3187968 June 1965 Favre
3537942 November 1970 Kefalos
3740297 June 1973 Vidinsky
3900362 August 1975 Schaffer
4238271 December 9, 1980 Urushizaki
5269871 December 14, 1993 Longworth et al.
D432575 October 24, 2000 Van Den Berg
6302177 October 16, 2001 Gruber
6510884 January 28, 2003 Chan
D475744 June 10, 2003 De Man et al.
6742562 June 1, 2004 Pitzen
6828008 December 7, 2004 Gruber
Other references
  • Patent application entitled “Masking Tape Applicator;” U.S. Appl. No. 10/748567; Somers, Micah T., Hallee, Nathaniel R. and Pitzen, James F.; filed Dec. 30, 2003; pp. 1-22 w/ attached Figures 1-5.
Patent History
Patent number: D535334
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 21, 2005
Date of Patent: Jan 16, 2007
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: James F. Pitzen (Maplewood, MN), Sigurdur Thorsteinsson (Milan), Peter Newbould (Milan), Mauro Porcini (Milan)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Attorney: David B. Patchett
Application Number: 29/232,553
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Manual Cutting (D19/69)