Housing

- HandyLab, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and first side perspective view of a housing embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, top, and second side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is first side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front and top perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a partial top perspective view thereof.

Broken lines are used to illustrate features of the housing which form no part of the claimed design. Broken lines showing a user's hands, sample tubes, and reagent holders are for the purpose of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a housing, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D787087
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 2016
Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
Assignee: HandyLab, Inc. (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Patrick Duffy (Whitmore Lake, MI), Kerry Wilson (Elkhart, IN), Kalyan Handique (Ypsilanti, MI), Jeff Williams (Chelsea, MI)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Rebecca Tsehaye
Application Number: 29/554,066
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tray, Rack Or Vessel Holder (66) (D24/227)