Pull handle

- Steelcase, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pull handle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a right-hand side elevation view, wherein the left-hand side elevational view is substantially identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken in the direction of arrows on line VI--VI in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line VII--VII of FIG. 2.

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  • Exhibit A includes three photographs of a front mounted pull handle for a cabinet drawer, the pull handle and cabinet being manufactured by Shaw Walker under the name Tempo III, one photograph showing a front view of a three-drawer cabinet including pull handles, a second photograph showing a front view of a single drawer including a pull handle, a third photograph showing a side view of the pull handle removed from the drawer (undated).
Patent History
Patent number: D349838
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 1992
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 1994
Assignee: Steelcase, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Scott N. Barton (Grand Rapids, MI), William A. Lee (Wheaton, IL)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/396
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8313; D/8301