Therapeutic pen support

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a therapeutic pen support showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a folded therapeutic pen support;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a back elevation view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are included to show portions of the therapeutic pen support that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a therapeutic pen support, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D847259
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 28, 2017
Date of Patent: Apr 30, 2019
Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, TX)
Inventors: Karen Lozano (McAllen, TX), Rodolfo Becerra (Pharr, TX), Carlos Hernandez (Hidalgo, TX), Misael Martinez (McAllen, TX), Arnoldo Ventura (Hidalgo, TX)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Application Number: 29/602,238
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Instrument Supported Vertically Or Angularly (D19/84)