Pair of scissors blades

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of scissors blades showing my new design, wherein the broken line portions of the blades and the pair of handles are shown for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the pair of scissors blades shown in FIG. 1, the bottom plan view thereof being identical therewith;

FIG. 3 is a front, or blade tip end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being identical therewith; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear end elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402869
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Assignee: Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. (Portland, OR)
Inventor: Benjamin C. Rivera (West Linn, OR)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung & Stenzel
Application Number: 0/78,070
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/57; D8/52
International Classification: 0805;