Cleaning and drying tool for cosmetic brushes

- Sigma Enterprises, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top isometric environmental view of a cleaning and drying tool for cosmetic brushes.

FIG. 2 is a top isometric view of the cleaning and drying tool for cosmetic brushes of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom isometric environmental view of the cleaning and drying tool for cosmetic brushes of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom isometric view of the tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the tool of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a back elevation view of the tool of FIG. 1, opposite the front view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the tool of FIG. 1, shown from the left of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view of the tool of FIG. 1, shown from the right of FIG. 5.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the tool of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the tool of FIG. 1.

The broken line loops in FIGS. 1 and 3 illustrate environment. The remaining broken lines illustrate unclaimed portions of the cleaning and drying tool for cosmetic brushes. None of the broken lines in the drawings form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cleaning and drying tool for cosmetic brushes, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D789611
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 2015
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2017
Assignee: Sigma Enterprises, LLC (New Brighton, MN)
Inventors: Rene Xavier Filho (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Simone Oliveira Rodrigues Xavier (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: April Rivas
Application Number: 29/541,641
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Holder Not Elsewhere Specified (19) (D28/73)