Air freshener case Patent Grant Robinson , et al. August 28, 2 [Smith Mountain Industries, Inc.]

Air freshener case

Robinson , et al. August 28, 2

Patent Grant D666284

U.S. patent number D666,284 [Application Number D/404,998] was granted by the patent office on 2012-08-28 for air freshener case. This patent grant is currently assigned to Smith Mountain Industries, Inc.. Invention is credited to Jennifer Choate, Jon Irvan, Jim Ramaker, Lorene Robinson, Neohni Warner.

United States Patent	D666,284
Robinson , et al.	August 28, 2012

Air freshener case

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an air freshener case, as shown and described.

Inventors:	Robinson; Lorene (Lynchburg, VA), Ramaker; Jim (Moneta, VA), Warner; Neohni (Forest, VA), Choate; Jennifer (Lynchburg, VA), Irvan; Jon (Bedford, VA)
Assignee:	Smith Mountain Industries, Inc. (Forest, VA)
Appl. No.:	D/404,998
Filed:	October 27, 2011

Current U.S. Class:	D23/368
Current International Class:	2899
Field of Search:	;D23/355-369 ;D28/5,6 ;261/DIG.17,DIG.42,DIG.65,DIG.88,DIG.89 ;392/386,390,394,395 ;239/34,44,53,55,56,326

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Primary Examiner: Snapp; Sandra
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frost Brown Todd LLC

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an air freshener case showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is another perspective view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side elevation view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are included for purposes of illustrating portions of the environment used with the air freshener case that form no part of the claimed design.

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