Handle for a knife

- Mentor Group, L.L.C.
Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view taken from the upper right front of a handle for a knife showing our new design, wherein the broken-line depiction of a knife blade associated therewith is included merely for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the handle for a knife shown in FIG. 1, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of this view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan, or back, view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a front, or blade, end elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422480
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 1999
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 2000
Assignee: Mentor Group, L.L.C. (Oregon City, OR)
Inventors: William J. McHenry (Wyoming, RI), Jason L. Williams (West Greenwich, RI)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung & Stenzel, LLP
Application Number: 0/106,184
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8107; D8/99
International Classification: 0803;