Applicator

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an applicator showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the tip portion of the design in an alternate configuration; and,

FIG. 6 is another fragmentary view showing the tip in a further alternate configuration.

The broken lines shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The portions of the cap and base that are not shown are not being claimed.

Claims

The ornamental design for an applicator, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Roeder; Georg (Schwabach, DE)
Assignee:	Schwan-STABILO Cosmetics GmbH & C. (Heroldsberg, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/076,659
Filed:	September 15, 1997

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Mar 14, 1997 [DE]			M 97 02 514.3

Current U.S. Class:	D28/7; D9/504; D28/76; D28/88; 401/129
Current International Class:	2802
Field of Search:	;D28/7,76,77,88,89,91 ;D9/503,504,529,538 ;D19/36,41,43,45,46,51,66,71 ;132/216,218,317,318,320 ;401/118-130 ;215/227,353,354,400 ;206/385,229,15.2

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D155043	August 1949	Serra
D184115	December 1958	Stark
D197192	December 1963	Lorenzen
D208135	July 1967	Cassai et al.
D373730	September 1996	Baron
3252446	May 1966	Bateman
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Foreign Patent Documents

	315197		Jul 1989		EP

Other References

Beauty Buy Book, p. 15--nail polish bottles on lower left, Sep. 1979. . Mademoiselle, Apr. 1984, p. 163--cutex nail polish bottles..

Primary Examiner: Shooman; Ted
Assistant Examiner: Tuttle; C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Jordan and Hamburg LLP