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`(54) CHARGER
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Tomoaki Ino, Hikone (JP); Taro
`Mochida, Chuo-ku (JP); Satoshi Fujii,
`Yao (JP)
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`HE (73) Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Inc., Ne
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`6/2005 Cheung etal.
`6/2005 Watson ........cececeeseees D13/108
`6/2006 Ito oo... eeecereeeeee 320/112
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`1239843
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`5/2005
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`* cited by examiner
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`(**)=Term: 14 Years
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`(21) Appl. No.: 29/260,006
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`May18, 2006
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`(30)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Field of Classification Search........ D13/107-110,
`D13/118-119, 184; D14/251, 253, 432, 434;
`320/107-115
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`Primary Examiner—Alan P. Douglas
`Assistant Examiner—Rosemary K. Tarcza
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Osha Liang LLP
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`CLAIM
`The ornamental design for a charger, as
`described.
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`shown and
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`DESCRIPTION
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`FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the design according to the
`invention.
`FIG. 2 is a front view of the design according to the
`invention.
`FIG. 3 is a rear view ofthe design according to the invention.
`FIG. 4 is a left side view of the design according to the
`invention.
`FIG. 5 is a right side view of the design according to the
`invention.
`FIG.6 is a top view of the design accordingto the invention;
`and,
`FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the design according to the
`invention.
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