Cutting guide with a safety cutting edge

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left side and front perspective view of a cutting guide with a safety cutting edge showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, right side and rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged bottom, rear and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image.

The broken line showing of a bottom insert in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D390078
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 1998
Inventor: Robert E. Williams (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston, LLP
Application Number: 0/65,159
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/14; D8/98
International Classification: 0805;