Spade-type boring bit

- Black & Decker Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a slightly enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a slightly enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a slightly enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a slightly enlarged bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 12--12 of FIG. 8.

The broken lines in the Figures are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D376809
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 24, 1996
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Paul A. Stone (York County, PA), Rickey J. Thomas (Carroll County, MD), Chris McKenna (Baltimore, MD)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson, P.A.
Application Number: 0/46,087
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