Can opening center

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front, and right side of a first embodiment of the can opening center showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the can opening center showing our new design, differing from the first embodiment in that the scissors are shown in full;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 2 through 7 of the first embodiment of this design showing a pair of scissors are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417129
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 1999
Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventors: Martin Brady (Chesterfield, VA), Anthony V. Cruz (Richmond, VA)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Attorneys: Roger S. Dybvig, Robert H. Earp, III
Application Number: 0/98,730
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/35; D8/36
International Classification: 0799;