Handle for vegetation-cutting tool

- Black & Decker Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right-hand side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a handle for a vegetation-cutting tool in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the handle shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the right-hand side of a handle for a vegetation-cutting tool in accordance with an alternative preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the handle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the handle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the handle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the handle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the handle of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the handle of FIG. 8.

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Patent History
Patent number: D382778
Type: Grant
Filed: May 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 1997
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Edward Meisner (Short Hills, NJ), Keith Kristiansen (Stratford, CT), Michael Ballone (New Providence, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorneys: Charles E. Yocum, Dennis A. Dearing, John D. Del Ponti
Application Number: 0/55,828
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/8
International Classification: 0801;