Inhalation spacer

- FSC Laboratories, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of an inhalation spacer showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, top perspective view thereof, shown collapsed to an optional closed position; and,

FIG. 9 is a front, top perspective view of FIG. 1, shown with the mouthpiece extended.

The broken line showing is of portions of the inhalation spacer and represents internal boundaries with the line itself and the area within forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an inhalation spacer, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D717424
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 2012
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2014
Assignee: FSC Laboratories, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Peter Wayne Steelman (Charlotte, NC), James Edward Flynn (New York, NY), Karla Worley-Ham (Matthews, NC), John Zeis (San Marcos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Richelle G Shelton
Application Number: 29/418,799
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Respirator, Vaporizer, Or Inhalation Tube (4) (D24/110)