Outer surface of a folding operator handle
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the outer surface of a folding operator handle in an operative position relative to an exemplary operator cover shown in phantom;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the outer surface of a folding operator handle;
FIG. 3 is a left side view of the folding operator handle the side opposite being a mirror image;
FIG. 4 is a front view of the outer surface of a folding operator handle;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the outer surface of a folding operator handle;
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the outer surface of a folding operator handle; and,
FIG. 7 is another perspective view of the outer surface of a folding operator handle in a folded storage position relative to an exemplary operator cover shown in phantom.
The broken lines in FIGS. 5 and 6 indicate that the interior surfaces of the handle do not form a portion of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 1994
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 1995
Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation (Owatonna, MN)
Inventor: Gregory J. Vetter (Owatonna, MN)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Wood, Phillips, VanSanten, Clark & Mortimer
Application Number: 0/22,601