Multi purpose hand operated utensil

- Ctech AG
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Description

The multi purpose hand operated utensil has a body made up of two parts hingedly connected to one another. The outer contour of the body is curved, and a distinctive slot between the two parts is visible on each side of the utensil. The body parts have plain side walls. The body parts may accommodate tools or parts of them which may be displaceable out of the body parts depending on the tools or their parts. Actuators may be provided for activating tools like a stapler, a knife, scissors, and the like, the body being useable as a handle.

FIG. 1 is a perspective front view of the multi purpose hand operated utensil seen from above;

FIG. 2 is a perspective front view of the multi purpose hand operated utensil seen from below;

FIG. 3 is a perspective front view of the multi purpose hand operated utensil seen from behind and above;

FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of the multi purpose hand operated utensil seen from behind and below;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the multi purpose hand operated utensil;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the multi purpose hand operated utensil; and,

FIG. 7 is a view from behind of the multi purpose hand operated utensil.

Claims

The ornamental design for a multi purpose hand operated utensil, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D517391
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2004
Date of Patent: Mar 21, 2006
Assignee: Ctech AG (Chur)
Inventor: Hanspeter Leins (Nagold)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Austin Murphy
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/214,559
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/105