Release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the top and right side of a release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon in accordance with a first variant of said design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 1, the rear view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 1, the left side being the mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 1, the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view from the top and right side of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon in accordance with a second variant of said design;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 6, the rear view being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 6, the left side being the mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon of FIG. 6.

The evenly dashed broken lines in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claim. The dash-dot-dash lines in FIGS. 6-10 are for the purpose of illustrating the claim boundary and form no part of the claim.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a release liner with adhesive wound closure strip(s) thereon, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D795442
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 19, 2015
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 2017
Assignee: SPIDERTECH INC. (Toronto)
Inventor: Ray Arbesman (Toronto)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Watkins
Application Number: 29/542,905
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bandage For Protection Or Treatment (53) (D24/189)