Ear curette

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the bottom and right side of an ear curette according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the bottom of the ear curette of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the right side of the ear curette of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the top of the ear curette of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the first end of the ear curette of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of a second end of the ear curette of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the bottom and right side of an ear curette according to the present invention shown with different tips, which do not form a part of the present invention; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the bottom and right side of an ear curette according to the present invention shown with different tips, which do not form a part of the present invention.

The right side elevational view shown in FIG. 3 is a mirror image of the left side of the ear curette of the present invention. Those elements that are shown in the above drawings in phantom lines do not form a part of the design sought to be patented.

Claims

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

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Other references
  • Aloe Medical “Instruments Diagnostic/Surgical” 1965 Ear curette items C3098, C3099 and C3229, p. 81 upper left of page.
  • Henry Schein “Dental Catalog” 1982 p. 184 Miller Curettes items (600-0697) and (600-2221).
  • Bionix “A convenient and Gentle Approach to Aural Examination”, published & distributed prior to Jun. 1996. Discloses 3 plastic curette designss sold by Bionix prior to Jun. 1996.
  • Miltex catalog p. 274 showing steel curettes sold prior to Jun. 1996. The catalog page was published and distributed prior to Jun. 1996.
  • Aloe Medical “Instruments Diagnostic/Surgical” 1965 Ear curette items C3098, and C3229, page 81 upper left of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D539426
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2005
Date of Patent: Mar 27, 2007
Assignee: Veteren Medical Products, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventor: Sean M. Callaghan (Hudsonville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D. Davis
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton, LLP
Application Number: 29/241,563