Vial

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a vial illustrating a variant of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the vial of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the vial of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the vial of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the vial of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the vial of FIG. 1 taken along the line 6--6 as shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the vial of FIG. 1, with the cap shown in an open position; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the vial of FIG. 1, with the cap shown in an open position.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a vial, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Muir; Rod (Ontario, CA), Kirkland; Derek (Quebec, CA), Sunstrum; Roy (Ontario, CA), Lem; Paul (Ontario, CA), Curry; Ian (Ontario, CA)
Assignee:	DNA Genotek Inc. (Ontario, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/284,062
Filed:	August 30, 2007

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29261119	Feb 19, 2008	D562462

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 9, 2005 [CA]			113861

Current U.S. Class:	D24/224
Current International Class:	2401
Field of Search:	;D24/216-230,110,121 ;D9/439,440,503,521 ;422/99-102,104 ;435/288.1,288.2,294.1,295.1 ;356/246 ;215/227,296 ;D3/203.1,203.2

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Primary Examiner: Zarfas; Louis S
Assistant Examiner: Doan; Anhdao
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC