Letter opener

- Pacific Handy Cutter
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view, and is a mirror image of the rear view thereof;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a top view; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D420271
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 28, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2000
Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter (Costa Mesa, CA)
Inventor: Robert B. Wenk (Anaheim, CA)
Primary Examiner: Martie Thompson
Law Firm: Oppenheimer Poms Smith
Application Number: 0/65,495
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8102
International Classification: 0803;