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 left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The claim is directed to just the edge shown in solid lines on one face of the applicator in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7, and no surface on either side of that edge forms any part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D549287
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 10, 2005
Date of Patent: Aug 21, 2007
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: James F. Pitzen (Maplewood, MN), Nathaniel R. Hallee (St. Louis Park, MN), Paul A. Pilosi (Minnetonka, MN)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Attorney: David B. Patchett
Application Number: 29/225,072
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Manual Cutting (D19/69)