Handle

- Federal-Hoffman, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a handle according to the principle of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, a right side elevational view not being shown, as it is substantially a mirror image of the left side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D131217 January 1942 Braun
D197050 December 1963 Orenstein
D332904 February 2, 1993 Plummer et al.
Other references
  • P. 502 of Hoffman Engineering Company Specifier's Guide, 1995-1996, showing lock kits for enclosures and junction boxes. Pp. 574-575 of Hoffman Engineering Company Specifier's Guide, 1995-1996, showing handles, latches and clamps for use on Hoffman custom enclosures .COPYRGT.1995. Cover page of a DECO brochure, dated Apr., 1993, showing a latch handle.
Patent History
Patent number: D385768
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 1997
Assignee: Federal-Hoffman, Inc. (Anoka, MN)
Inventors: Curtis F. Nutter (Anoka, MN), Jim I. Myers (Decorah, IA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt
Application Number: 0/35,623
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8308
International Classification: 0806;