Pipe slitter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a pipe slitter, with a sharp edge of a slitter blade shown at the left side of the blade. A call-out in alternating long and short dash lines is provided to show the outer limits of FIG. 9.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of thereof, with the sharp edge of the slitter blade shown at the right.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, with the sharp edge facing out of the page.

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof. In the bottom view, no claimed surface is visible.

FIG. 7 is a top front left perspective view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a top back right perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the pipe slitter as shown in FIG. 1. The alternating long and short dashed line about the outside of the figure indicates the metes and bounds of the view, as shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the pipe slitter and form no part of the claimed design. The line with alternating dot-dash is a boundary line denoting the edges of the claimed design.

Lines which do not connect to adjacent lines and stippling are provided to show contour and are not a discrete surface feature.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pipe slitter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1018244
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 2022
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 2024
Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (Perry, OK)
Inventors: Walter George Thompson (Janesville, WI), Mark D. Randa (Oconomowoc, WI)
Primary Examiner: Philip S Hyder
Application Number: 29/825,892
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/98