Dental syringe

- Dental Components LLC

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dental syringe according to my new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof, the left side elevation view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereto.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and environment while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dental syringe, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D653750
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 2011
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2012
Assignee: Dental Components LLC (Newberg, OR)
Inventor: Brad J. Donaldson (Corvallis, OR)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Attorney: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/385,140