Locking mechanism

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a “locking mechanism” residing in a tong showing my new design, the locking mechanism disposed in a locked configuration;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion of the tong shown in FIG. 1 with the locking mechanism thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 1 disposed in an unlocked configuration thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion of the tong as shown in FIG. 8 with the locking mechanism disposed in an unlocked configuration thereof.

The part of the “locking mechanism” shown in phantom lines depicts the environment of my new design and forms no part of my design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “locking mechanism”, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1662294 March 1928 Bettinardi
1804678 May 1931 Duffy
1858893 May 1932 Heyer
1887367 November 1932 Wise
RE19993 June 1936 Jandus et al.
D229479 December 1973 Borsani
3955842 May 11, 1976 Edwards
4768361 September 6, 1988 Derman
D457113 May 14, 2002 Zapushek et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D490684
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2002
Date of Patent: Jun 1, 2004
Assignee: Maxpat Trading & Marketing (Far East) Limited
Inventor: Ignaz Settele (Kaufbeuren)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Qstrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP
Application Number: 29/164,917
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/339
International Classification: 0807;