Utility knife

- Fiskars Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a utility knife showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a first alternative embodiment of a utility knife in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a second alternative embodiment of a utility knife in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of the second alternative configuration illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear side elevational view thereof.

The partial outlines of a utility knife blade illustrated in broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 8 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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D346542 May 3, 1994 Birkholz
3192624 July 1956 Gringer
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3906625 September 1975 Gringer
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Other references
  • Hardware Age Magazine, Aug. 1985, p. 85, American Line Utility Knife on top right. Hong Kong Enterprise Cat., Feb. 1992, p. 409, Tung Hing Plastics Ad.
Patent History
Patent number: D374597
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 15, 1996
Assignee: Fiskars Inc. (Madison, WI)
Inventors: Douglas J. Birkholz (De Forest, WI), Charles E. Quinn (Sun Prairie, WI), Allen T. Myers (Baraboo, WI), Jerrold N. Austin (Baraboo, WI)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Philip Hyder
Law Firm: Foley & Lardner
Application Number: 0/42,851
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/99