Wire snake

Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmented front elevation view of a wire snake showing my new design, fragmentation has been used for ease of illustration to indicate indeterminate length, the back elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, with the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof, with the left side elevation view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a fragmented front elevation view of a second embodiment of a wire snake according to my design, fragmentation has been used for ease of illustration to indicate indeterminate length, the back elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the second embodiment, with the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the second embodiment, with the right side elevation view being identical to FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a fragmented front elevation view of a third embodiment of a wire snake, fragmentation has been used for ease of illustration to indicate indeterminate length, the back elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the third embodiment, with the bottom plan view being identical; and,

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view of the third embodiment, with the right side elevation view being identical to FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
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230436 July 1880 Pitney
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D376081 December 3, 1996 Klamm
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  • Ideal Fishtapes & Accessories Catalog, Section 2, p. 16, Goldfish Fishtape Leader, .COPYRGT.1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D387254
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 26, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 1997
Inventor: Thomas L. Klamm (Sturtevant, WI)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/56,299
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/14
International Classification: 0805;