Folded multipurpose tool

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the upper right front of a folded multipurpose tool, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the view shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear end view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front end view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D414097
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 1999
Assignee: Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. (Portland, OR)
Inventors: Howard G. Berg (Gresham, OR), Timothy S. Leatherman (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung & Stenzel, LLP
Application Number: 0/99,869
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8105; D8/55
International Classification: 0805;