Split ring opening device
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a split ring opening device of the claimed design shown from a right-hand perspective;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the split ring opening device of FIG. 1 shown from a left-hand perspective;
FIG. 3 is front elevational view of the split ring opening device of FIG. 1 of the claimed desgn;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the right-hand side of the split ring opening device of FIG. 1 of the claimed design;
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the left-hand side of the split ring opening device of FIG. 1 of the claimed design;
FIG. 6 is a bottom end view of the split ring opening device of FIG. 1 of the claimed design; and,
FIG. 7 is a top sectional view of the split ring opening device of FIG. 3.
The broken line showings in FIG. 1-7 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 1999
Inventor: Grover J. Liese (Honolulu, HI)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Law Firm: Welsh & Katz, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/83,995
