Red mixing tip shaft and transparent housing combination

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a red mixing tip shaft and transparent housing combination, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear elevation view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The drawings, FIGS. 1 3, 5 and 6 are lined for color. The following explanation of the color is provided for clarity. The lining in FIGS. 1 3, 5 and 6 represents red. It is understood that the entire surface of the mixing tip shaft seen in the center of the transparent housing is red.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a red mixing tip shaft and transparent housing combination, as shown and described.

---

Inventors:	Wagner; Ingo W. (Woerthsee, DE)
Assignee:	3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Appl. No.:	D/224,549
Filed:	March 3, 2005

---

Foreign Application Priority Data

---

Sep 20, 2004 [EM]			000228275-0002

Current U.S. Class:	D24/220
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/216-230 ;222/145.6 ;366/602,318,320,339,336,181.5 ;7/379

---

References Cited [Referenced By]

---

U.S. Patent Documents

D269039	May 1983	Klein
D290395	June 1987	Stevens et al.
5249862	October 1993	Herold et al.
6244740	June 2001	Wagner et al.
6394643	May 2002	Bublewitz et al.
6443612	September 2002	Keller
6523992	February 2003	Bublewitz et al.
D474271	May 2003	Iori et al.
D483495	December 2003	Sand
6837612	January 2005	Bublewitz et al.
2001/0005338	June 2001	Muhibauer et al.
2002/0175186	November 2002	Keller
2003/0137898	July 2003	Wagner et al.
2004/0085854	May 2004	Pauser et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	20302987		May 2003		DE
	0971787		Aug 2002		EP
	1149627		Aug 2004		EP

Other References

Color photograph (one page) of a Penta Mixing Tip, 3M ESPE Item # 71510 (white mixing tip shaft), which was made commercially available by 3M ESPE Dental Products prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a MixPac Systems AG dynamic mixing tip (blue mixing tip shaft), which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a Heraeus Kulzer GmbH dynamic mixing tip (grey mixing tip shaft), which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a Heraeus Kulzer GmbH dynamic mixing tip (blue mixing tip shaft), which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a Heraeus Kulzer GmbH dynamic mixing tip (white mixing tip shaft), which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a Kettenbach GmbH& Co. KG Panasil Binetics Putty Dynamic Mixer Mixing Tip (white mixing tip shaft), which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a Kettenbach GmbH& Co. KG dynamic mixing tip (white mixing tip shaft), which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a Kettenbach GmbH& Co. KG dynamic mixing tip (grey mixing tip shaft), which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a DMG Chemisch-Pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH dynamic mixing tip, which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a DMG Chemisch-Pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH dynamic mixing tip, which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a DMG Chemisch-Pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH dynamic mixing tip, which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other . Color photograph (one page) of a DMG Chemisch-Pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH Honigum--Heavy, MixStar Tip, which was publicly available prior to Sep. 20, 2004. cited by other.

Primary Examiner: Zarfas; Louis S
Assistant Examiner: Doan; Anhdao
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Olson; Peter L.