Tool handle with interchangeable shovel blade

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, rear, right side perspective view of a tool handle with interchangeable shovel blade showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side, elevational view thereof, showing my new design, with the left side constituting a mirror-image of the right side; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The claimed design is shown detached in FIG. 2 for clarity of illustration. The front view of the handle portion of the claimed design is a mirror image of the rear view and the front view of the shovel blade is unornamented.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D212958 December 1968 Golenski
D251954 May 29, 1979 Raffler et al.
D298906 December 13, 1988 Bonnes
D307378 April 24, 1990 D'Alessandro
Other references
  • Langenbach, Spring 1992, p. 26, Extension Pole, item A in middle of page. Gardena Catalog, Jun. 1984, p. 27, Handle--item A at bottom of page. True Temper Catalog, Feb. 17, 1986, p. 2, Shovel--item No. 24 in center of page. Gardena, 1987, p. 33, Extension Handle, located at right bottom of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D360342
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 1994
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1995
Inventor: John V. Shea (Faribault, MN)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorney: Kevin A. Sembrat
Application Number: 0/24,599
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/10