Lighted screwdriver handle

- McCalla Co.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lighted screwdriver handle of the present invention, with the broken lines showing for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1, with the opposite side being a mirror image.

FIG. 3 is a front end view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back end view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view along line 6--6 in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along line 7--7 in FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422727
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 8, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 2000
Assignee: McCalla Co. (Alpharetta, GA)
Inventors: Gavin McCalla (Cumming, GA), William R. Lutz (Cumming, GA)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Law Firm: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.
Application Number: 0/90,407
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined With Diverse Article (D26/38); D8/87
International Classification: 2602;