Cap for an ink bottle

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and left side perspective view of a cap for an ink bottle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, bottom and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 8--8 of FIG. 6.

The broken lines are for illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cap for an ink bottle, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Ueno; Fumihiro (Hachioji, JP), Yokoyama; Noriko (Hachioji, JP)
Assignee:	Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/172,815
Filed:	December 17, 2002

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	153895	Jan 3, 2002

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jul 5, 2001 [JP]			2001-19724
Jul 5, 2001 [JP]			2001-19725
Jul 5, 2001 [JP]			2001-19726
Jul 5, 2001 [JP]			2001-19727

Current U.S. Class:	D18/56
Current International Class:	1802
Field of Search:	;D18/56,43 ;347/86,87 ;399/262 ;D9/520,521,524,533,558,573,300,434

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D326228	May 1992	Stratford et al.
D368275	March 1996	Sakurai et al.
D408445	April 1999	Schwallie et al.
D408846	April 1999	Schwallie et al.
D417233	November 1999	Sabonis
D424611	May 2000	Gasvoda et al.
D425554	May 2000	Gasvoda et al.
6164743	December 2000	Hmelar et al.
6296353	October 2001	Thielman et al.
6550894	April 2003	Ueno et al.

Primary Examiner: MacCormac; Cathy Anne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hogan & Hartson LLP