Modular dispenser

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the modular dispenser embodying our new design with separable upper and lower portions;

FIG. 2 is another top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view thereof, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a cross section view thereof taken substantially through line 11-11 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is another cross section view thereof taken substantially through line 12-12 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a top detail perspective view of the upper portion of the modular dispenser shown in FIG. 4, shown separately for clarity of illustration.

FIG. 14 is a front detail elevation view of the upper portion shown in FIG. 13, the rear detail elevation view being an identical image thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top detail plan view of the upper portion shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a bottom detail plan view of the upper portion shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a detail perspective cross section view of the upper portion shown in FIG. 14 taken substantially through line 17-17 of FIG. 13;

FIG. 18 is another detail perspective cross section view of the upper portion shown in FIG. 14 taken substantially through line 18-18 of FIG. 13;

FIG. 19 is another detail perspective view of the cross section shown in FIG. 18 taken substantially through line 19-19 of FIG. 13;

FIG. 20 is another detail perspective view of the cross section shown in FIG. 17 taken substantially through line 20-20 of FIG. 13;

FIG. 21 is another top detail perspective view of the upper portion shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 22 is a bottom detail perspective view of the upper portion shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 23 is a top detail perspective view of the lower portion, including a screw threaded portion, of the modular dispenser shown in FIG. 4, shown separately for clarity of illustration.

FIG. 24 is a front detail elevation view of the lower portion shown in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a right side detail elevation view of the lower portion shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a rear side detail elevation view of the lower portion shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 27 is a top detail plan view of the lower portion shown in FIG. 24; and,

FIG. 28 is a bottom detail plan view of the lower portion shown in FIG. 24.

The broken lines represent environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a modular dispenser, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D881717
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 17, 2018
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2020
Assignee: Turtle Wax, Inc. (Addison, IL)
Inventors: Robert C. Jack (Schaumburg, IL), Daren Herbert (Naperville, IL)
Primary Examiner: W. A. Teddy Falloway
Application Number: 29/644,430
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/746