Handle assembly for hand tool

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the othere side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of one end thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the other end thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of the jaws in FIGS. 1-5 and 7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Photograph of three pliers by another inventor.
Patent History
Patent number: D398510
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 19, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1998
Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL)
Inventors: Daniel M. Eggert (Kenosha, WI), Christopher D. Thompson (Milwaukee, WI)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Emrich & Dithmar
Application Number: 0/45,429
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8107; D8/52
International Classification: 0805;