Utility lighter

- Bic Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a utility lighter showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D386045
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 1997
Assignee: Bic Corporation (Milford, CT)
Inventor: Daniel A. Ferrara, Jr. (Bantam, CT)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/53,487
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7416
International Classification: 0799;