Flip top paper towel holder

- Simplehuman LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of a flip top paper towel holder showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, with broken lines illustrating a paper towel roll positioned thereon;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a right perspective view thereof, illustrating a paper towel roll positioned on the flip top paper towel holder, shown with the top in the flip-down position to retain the paper towel roll on the holder.

FIGS. 9 to 14 illustrate an alternate embodiment, showing a contrast in materials using stippling to differentiate between areas of the flip top paper towel holder illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 7, whereas:

FIG. 9 is a right side perspective view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof.

(The structures shown in dotted lines do not form a part of the inventive design in the present application.).

Claims

The ornamental design for the flip top paper towel holder, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D555954
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 23, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 27, 2007
Assignee: Simplehuman LLC (Torrance, CA)
Inventors: Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Tzu-Hao Wei (Hacienda Heights, CA), Myk Wayne Lum (Irvine, CA), Yoon J. Kim (Long Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Attorney: Liu & Liu
Application Number: 29/271,603
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/521