Slip joint pliers

- Cooper Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slip joint pliers showing our ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the pliers;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the pliers;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the pliers viewed from the right in FIG. 2, from the handles toward the jaws;

FIG. 5 is an end view of the pliers viewed from the left in FIG. 2, from the jaws toward the handles;

FIG. 6 is an edge view of the pliers viewed from the top of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is an edge view of the pliers viewed from the bottom of FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422863
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 1999
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2000
Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Inventors: James F. Warner (Hoboken, NJ), Robert J. Croft (Jersey City, NJ), Alan D. Anderson (Sumter, SC)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Reid Hecker
Law Firm: Coats & Bennett, P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/99,694
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/52
International Classification: 0805;