Shower caddy

- simplehuman, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of a shower caddy showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

All features in broken lines form no part of the claimed subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a shower caddy, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D770197
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 2015
Date of Patent: Nov 1, 2016
Assignee: simplehuman, LLC (Torrance, CA)
Inventors: Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Zachary Rapoport (Northridge, CA), Myk Lum (Irvine, CA), Adam Wade (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA), Ken Sugimoto (Irvine, CA)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Assistant Examiner: Nathan Johnston
Application Number: 29/518,327
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/525