Hand-held apparatus for injecting tobacco into paper tubes

- Republic Tobacco L.P.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the hand-held apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 1, the right side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of the hand-held apparatus;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 6, the right side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of yet another embodiment of the hand-held apparatus;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 11, the right side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is a rear elevation view of the hand-held apparatus of FIG. 11, wherein the bottom surfaces of the embodiments are flat and devoid of surface ornamentation, and wherein broken lines show environmental structure for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design or a specified embodiment thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a hand-held apparatus for injecting tobacco into paper tubes, as shown and described.

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  • Photograph No. 1, Front and Side View of “GAMBLER®” Cigarette Making Machine.
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Patent History
Patent number: D547002
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 2007
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2007
Assignee: Republic Tobacco L.P. (Glenview, IL)
Inventor: Mei Lin (Glenview, IL)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Attorney: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Application Number: 29/276,715