Drinking mug handle

- Talus Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a drinking mug handle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a drinking mug handle showing a second embodiment my new design, the sole difference being the diagonally protruding portion at the lower end of the handle, it being understood that the top, bottom, and sides are the same as the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 except for the difference identified above;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a drinking mug handle showing a third embodiment my new design;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a mug and ball are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The lines adjacent to the inner edges of the handle and mug define the boundaries of the handle and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D386942
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 19, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 1997
Assignee: Talus Corporation (Westbrook, ME)
Inventor: Michael McConnell (Durham, NH)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Oppenheimer Poms Smith
Application Number: 0/60,014
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7394; D7/536
International Classification: 0799;