Combined handle and adapter ferrule with tightening knob for gardening implements

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of combined handle and adapter ferrule with tightening knob for gardening implements according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation from the left with respect to FIG. 2, the opposite side being substantially a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view with respect to FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged, left side, perspective view thereof, with the handle being shown fragmentally for expedient illustration, the view of the side opposite being a mirror image.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Publ. 77/2437, Gardena Kress & Kastner; p. 126 of March Issue of Patent Journal, Clerian of South Africa [Handle 11/12 & Knob 31]. Publ. 77/2438, Gardena Kress & Kastner; p. 126 of March Issue of Patent Journal, Clerian of South Africa [Knob 31 on Handle]. "New 77 Gardena Combisystem, " Handle and Knob Attachments on pp. 1, 3, 9, 12 & 13.
Patent History
Patent number: D282812
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 17, 1983
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 1986
Assignee: Gardena Kress & Kastner GmbH
Inventors: Franco Clivio (Ulm), Dieter Raffler (Neu-Ulm)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Horace B. Fay
Law Firm: Steele, Gould & Fried
Application Number: 6/467,389
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/1