Valve with tactile position indication

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a valve with tactile position indication embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, rear perspective view thereof, shown with the cap removed; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of the valve shown mounted to an ostomy pouch.

The broken lines depict portions of the valve body and, in FIG. 9, a pouch, none of which form a part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a valve with tactile position indication, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	March; Daniel (Lake Villa, IL), Hannan; John F. (Enniscrone, IE), King; Terence (Antioch, IL), Goczkowski; Jakub (Frederiksberg C, DK)
Assignee:	Hollister Incorporated (Libertyville, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/379,627
Filed:	November 22, 2010

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Current U.S. Class:	D23/233
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D23/233-237,244-249,255-269,310 ;604/327,332,335,337-339

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

4280498	July 1981	Jensen
4300560	November 1981	Steer et al.
D295220	April 1988	Kay
D336681	June 1993	Vickers
2005/0273065	December 2005	Lillegaard
2009/0082743	March 2009	Buglino et al.
2009/0163883	June 2009	Christensen et al.
2009/0188493	July 2009	Doshi et al.
2012/0130329	May 2012	March et al.

Other References

Coloplast Corp. 2010 Product Guide (Continence, Ostomy, Skin and Would Care), pp. 71-75 and 78-80. cited by other . ConvaTec Inc. 2010 Ostomy Product Guide, p. 40. cited by other . Hollister Incorporated 2010 Product Catalog (Ostomy Care, Continence Care, Bowel Management, Tube Fasteners, Wound Care), pp. 34-36, 45, 48-50 and 53-55. cited by other.

Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC