Liquid dispenser

- simplehuman, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of an embodiment of a liquid dispenser embodying our design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right-side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view thereof.

The broken lines depict unclaimed portions of the liquid dispenser and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D967650
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 25, 2022
Assignee: simplehuman, LLC (Torrance, CA)
Inventors: Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Tzu-Hao Wei (Hacienda Heights, CA), Myk Lum (Irvine, CA), Adam Wade (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Primary Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Sierra Yosinski
Application Number: 29/756,158
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/542