Conduit removal tool
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The portions of the conduit removal tool shown in broken lines comprise environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
By way of clarification, with respect to the claimed edge positioned within the large opening in the conduit removal tool, which claimed edge is visible in
Claims
The ornamental design for a conduit removal tool, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 24, 2017
Date of Patent: Feb 27, 2018
Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc. (North Salt Lake, UT)
Inventors: Kent C. Ericksen (Centerville, UT), Eric Tres Wangsgaard (Salt Lake City, UT), Stuart Eyring (Bountiful, UT), Stephanie L. Hunter (Farmington, UT)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Watkins
Application Number: 29/591,859