Textured device for cleaning cosmetic brushes

- Sigma Enterprises, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a textured device for cleaning cosmetic brushes, the texture being arrayed in a planar manner; and,

FIG. 2 is a representative fragmentary cross-sectional view of the textured device for cleaning cosmetic brushes of FIG. 1 taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1.

The broken lines are portions of the textured device for cleaning cosmetic brushes that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a textured device for cleaning cosmetic brushes, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D782764
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 2015
Date of Patent: Mar 28, 2017
Assignee: Sigma Enterprises, LLC (New Brighton, MN)
Inventors: Simone Rodrigues Oliveira Xavier (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Rene Xavier Filho (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: John R Yeh
Application Number: 29/514,849
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Scraper, Duster, Mop, Or Sponge (D32/40)