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Publication numberUSD611144 S1
Publication typeGrant
Application number29/296,370
Publication date2 Mar 2010
Filing date18 Oct 2007
Priority date
28 Jun 2006
Inventors
Brian A. Ellingwood
Anthony J. Pantages
Timothy C. Reynolds
Erik K. Walberg
Original Assignee
Abbott Laboratories
U.S. Classification
D24/145
D24/146
D24/143
D24/147
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Apparatus for delivering a closure element
US D611144 S1
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Claims

  1. The ornamental design for an apparatus for delivering a closure element, as shown and described.

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus for delivering a closure element, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention:

FIG. 2 is a side view of the apparatus for delivering a closure element shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an opposing side view of the apparatus for delivering a closure element shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the apparatus for delivering a closure element shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the apparatus for delivering a closure element shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the apparatus for delivering a closure element shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the apparatus for delivering a closure element shown in FIG. 1.
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