Tongue depressor

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing my new design for a tongue depressor;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view thereof showing the device held by hand of the inspector/doctor;

FIG. 9 is a section view thereof showing the device having put into the throat of a patient;

FIG. 10 is a section view thereof showing the device having pulled the tongue of a patient forth and upward; and,

FIG. 11 is a section view thereof showing the device having pulled the tongue away from posterior pharyngeal wall in forth and upward direction to create an open space for enable using the endoscopic device.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portion of the tongue depressor and unclaimed environmental subject matter only and form no parts of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Hsu; Tzu-Li (Princeton, NJ)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Hsu; Tzu-Li Princeton NJ US
Appl. No.:	D/537,958
Filed:	August 31, 2015

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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May 5, 2015 [TW]			104302359

Current U.S. Class:	D24/136; D24/133
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/133,135,136,140,152,176 ;D8/16,17,19

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

5743853	April 1998	Lauderdale
D551041	September 2007	Park
D555993	November 2007	Huie
D739014	September 2015	Hsu
D739528	September 2015	Hsu
D776274	January 2017	Xue
2009/0216089	August 2009	Davidson
2010/0190134	July 2010	Park
2016/0374653	December 2016	Hsu

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Assistant Examiner: Bennett-Hattan; Eliza Z
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Guice Patents PLLC