Patent CA-118046-S (CA)
Title: Analyte-determining meter
Filed: 2006-10-30
Granted: 2007-08-21
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of an analyte-determining meter as shown in the drawings; the analyte-determining meter has a generally oval configuration in plan view with biconvex side areas, a smoothly curved first end area, and a slightly inwardly tapered second end area; the meter has a generally flat top surface, a generally flat bottom surface, and side surfaces which bulge outwards between the top and bottom surfaces; the side surfaces have a narrow upper surface portion which separates the side surfaces from the top surface; the narrow upper surface portion has generally parallel edges which follow the oval configuration of the meter; the first end area of the meter has a small central flattened area in plan view; the top surface has a shallow first depression therein which in plan view generally follows the oval configuration of the meter but with a concave indented area at the upper end thereof and a circular indented area along the left side thereof; the first depression has a flat inner surface with a central, slightly recessed, generally rectangular viewing area therein with rounded corners; a laterally extending small oval shallow depression is situated between the curved first end area of the meter and the concave indented area of the first depression; the small oval depression has a curved oblong button-like element therein which projects above the top surface of the meter; the portion of the top surface within the circular indented area of the first depression has a circular recessed area therein with beveled side surfaces and an inner surface having small concentric circles thereon with an elongated rectangular area within the concentric circles; a slightly curved groove extends laterally across the top surface and merges into generally semi-circular end portions that extend part way along the left and right side surfaces of the meter; the inwardly tapered second end area has a stepped area which merges into an end element having an end surface which curves outwardly in side view and in plan view; the end element projects outwards beyond the end of the meter and has generally flat top and bottom surfaces which converge inwards away from the curved end surface thereof; the curved end surface has a central laterally extending straight groove therein; the left and right side surfaces have rounded end areas adjacent opposite ends of the end element;a straight ridge portion extends centrally along most of each of the biconvex side surface areas and then around the curved first end surface area; the other ends of the ridge portions merge into downwards and forwards curved ridge portions which merge into the lower edges of the side surface; the left side surface area has a generally rectangular area thereon with rounded upper corners;the biconvex side surface areas below the straight ridge portions have symmetrical shallow recessed areas that extend along most of the biconvex side surface areas and then a short distance across the bottom surface to curved inner edges; the bottom surface has a large central generally oval area thereon which follows the oval configuration of the meter; the right side biconvex surface area has an inverted U-shaped raised area with a flat outer surface having concentric circles thereon.The stippled lines in the drawings do not form part of the design.Representations of the design are shown in the figures wherein:Fig. 1 is a top perspective view of the design of an analyte-determining meter;Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;Fig. 3 is a first side view thereof;Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;Fig. 5 is a second opposing side view thereof;Fig. 6 is a first end view thereof; andFig. 7 is a second opposing end view thereof.Diagrams of the design are included.