Tongue depressor blade

- THROAT SCOPE PTY LTD

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a tongue depressor blade, showing our new design, the second side view being a mirror image of the tongue depressor blade of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tongue depressor blade of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a first end view of the tongue depressor blade of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a second end view of the tongue depressor blade of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the tongue depressor blade of FIG. 1, the opposite plan view being a mirror image of the tongue depressor blade of FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in the views are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the tongue depressor blade that form no part of the claimed design. In addition, the unshaded surface in the FIG. 4 view between the solid line and broken line at the center forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tongue depressor blade, as shown and described.

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  • YouTube. <URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPaAP6AFIE8>. May 7, 2015. Throat Scope tongue depressor.
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Patent History
Patent number: D829899
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 20, 2015
Date of Patent: Oct 2, 2018
Assignee: THROAT SCOPE PTY LTD (Redhead)
Inventors: Huw Umberto Wallis (Redhead), Jennifer Louise Holland (Redhead), Alison Ruth Norcott (Redhead)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Assistant Examiner: Lauren McVey
Application Number: 29/546,328
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tongue Depressor (D24/136)