Folding handle for a sleigh shovel

- O. Ames Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of folding handle for a sleigh shovel showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, front, and left side perspective view thereof, shown in a folded position;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof, shown in a folded position;

FIG. 10 is right side elevational view thereof, shown in a folded position;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof, shown in a folded position;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof, shown in a folded position;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof, shown in a folded position; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown in a folded position.

The broken-line disclosure of a shovel blade in the views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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D214636 July 1969 Zahler
3483643 December 1969 Wenzel
4185403 January 29, 1980 HArdgrove
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4512091 April 23, 1985 Leininger et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D376965
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 1996
Assignee: O. Ames Co. (Parkersburg, WV)
Inventors: Kenneth J. Spear (Vienna, WV), Steven F. Brooker (Marietta, OH)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Cushman Darby & Cushman IP Group of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, LLP
Application Number: 0/46,095
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/10