Combine capsule and tablets

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a combined capsule and tablets showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the side opposite being substantially a mirror image; and,

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The capsule of FIG. 1 has two parts, the lower part being the container, the upper part the cap. The overall shape of the design is cylindrical.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a combined capsule and tablets, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Bonny; Jean-Daniel (Fullinsdorf, CH), Hirsch; Stefan (Lorrach, DE), Kalb; Oskar (Lorrach, DE), Pietzonka; Peter (Maisprach, CH)
Assignee:	Novartis AG (Basel, CH)
Appl. No.:	D/201,410
Filed:	March 15, 2004

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Sep 16, 2003 [EM]			000076682-0001-0005

Current U.S. Class:	D24/104; D24/101
Current International Class:	2801
Field of Search:	;D24/100,101,102,103,104 ;D28/8.1,8.2 ;D1/112,108 ;424/732,439,454,464,467,468 ;426/78

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Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Charles A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Houghton; Gregory C.