Nipple shield

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a nipple shield in an assembled position with a flap that is bonded in place over a channel.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 4 is front view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof, and the left side view (not illustrated) is a mirror image of the right side view.

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view along the short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 2.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a cross-section view along the correspondingly numbered short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is a cross-section view along the correspondingly numbered short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 is a cross-section view along the correspondingly numbered short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 7.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 10.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 11.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the nipple shield of FIG. 1 in a partially assembled position with a loose flap not yet bonded in place.

FIG. 16 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 17 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 18 is front view thereof.

FIG. 19 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 20 is a right side view thereof, and the left side view (not illustrated) is a mirror image of the right side view.

FIG. 21 is a cross-section view along the short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 16.

FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a cross-section view along the correspondingly numbered short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 21.

FIG. 24 is a cross-section view along the correspondingly numbered short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 21.

FIG. 25 is a cross-section view along the correspondingly numbered short-short-long dash line indicated in FIG. 21.

FIG. 26 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 23.

FIG. 27 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 24.

FIG. 28 is an enlarged view of the encircled area indicated in FIG. 25.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the nipple shield of FIG. 1 in an opaque state.

FIG. 30 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 31 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 32 is front view thereof.

FIG. 33 is a back view thereof; and,

FIG. 34 is a right side view thereof, and the left side view (not illustrated) is a mirror image of the right side view.

In the drawings, broken lines illustrate environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The short-short-long dash broken lines identify cross section views and enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Spivak; Yekaterina (Mountainside, NJ), Spivak; Maksim (Mountainside, NJ), Bronshtein; Aaron (Oakland, NJ), Maloney; Michael (Caledon East, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Mitera LLC Mountainside NJ US
Appl. No.:	D/683,891
Filed:	March 15, 2019

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/190
Current International Class:	2401
Field of Search:	;D24/187-190

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Primary Examiner: Watkins; Jennifer L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Patent GC LLC Franco; Alexander

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