Handle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the handle constituting our new design, a shank being shown in phantom and not forming part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 2 is an end view of one end thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the other end thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of one side thereof, the other side being identical;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an end view of one end thereof of a second embodiment of the claimed invention;

FIG. 8 is an end view of the other end thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of one side thereof, the other side being identical; and,

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D307236 April 17, 1990 Cascio et al.
D310011 August 21, 1990 Holland-Letz
D372411 August 6, 1996 Ho
D382188 August 12, 1997 Lin
D383660 September 16, 1997 Anderson
D384565 October 7, 1997 Lin
D386382 November 18, 1997 Shiao
Other references
  • Photographs of Vessel handle. Photographs of Palmera handle. Photographs of Hazet handle. Photographs of Mirror KTC handle. Photgraphs of Wera handle. Photographs of BNT Products handle. Photographs of Stanley black/gray handle. Photographs of Stanley red/gray handle. Photographs of Irazola handle. Photographs of Facom handle. Photographs of "old" Snap-on handle. Photographs of Stanley yellow handle. Photographs of Witte handle.
Patent History
Patent number: D414095
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 1999
Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL)
Inventors: Joseph R. Hoepfl (Greenfield, WI), Christopher D. Thompson (Milwaukee, WI), Michael G. Gentile (Grayslake, IL)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Emrich & Dithmar
Application Number: 0/89,728
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/83; D8/107
International Classification: 0804;