Tongue-in-groove pliers

- Apex Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tongue-in-groove pliers in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an isolated perspective view of a first half of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is an isolated perspective view of a second half of the tongue-in-groove pliers of FIG. 1.

The broken lines of the tongue-in-groove pliers in FIGS. 1-9 are illustrative of portions of the pliers that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pliers, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Office Action from related Australian Application No. 2019417576 dated Jul. 5, 2021.
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Patent History
Patent number: D966852
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2019
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 2022
Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc. (Apex, NC)
Inventors: Noah Thomas Steen (Apex, NC), Kelsey David Gilmore (Fuquay-Varina, NC), Zhihong Fu (Cary, NC)
Primary Examiner: Deanna L Pratt
Application Number: 29/718,010
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/52