Plastic container cutting, opening and closing tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a plastic container cutting, opening and closing tool, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the tool of FIG. 1; the broken line showing of the container and the lid is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 4 is a top perspective view taken from the right side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view taken from the top left side thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view taken from the bottom right side thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D359220
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 19, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 1995
Inventor: Dennis E. Vinar (Plymouth, MN)
Primary Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Philip Hyder
Attorney: Anthony G. Eggink
Application Number: 0/10,956
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8105; D 8/88; D 8/81