Paper towel holder

- Target Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of a paper towel holder showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image of the front view;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

The features shown in broken lines are portions of the paper towel holder, namely, a top knob, surfaced ornamentation, and bottom details, forming no part of the claimed design. The features shown in long dash-short dash bolded broken lines indicate the bounds of the claimed design and otherwise form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a paper towel holder, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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D555953 November 27, 2007 Vordenberg
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D702966 April 22, 2014 Hocker, Sr.
Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D713166
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 10, 2014
Date of Patent: Sep 16, 2014
Assignee: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Amanda Miller (Minneapolis, MN), Mark Chase (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Application Number: 29/487,677
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/521