Padlock

- Master Lock Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a padlock showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof.

The back view of the alternative embodiment is the same as FIG. 3. The portions shown in phantom lines are not part of the claimed invention, but are included to show environment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D423323
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1999
Date of Patent: Apr 25, 2000
Assignee: Master Lock Company (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: John Darrin Fiegener (Mendon, MA), Roy Alden Thompson (Mattapan, MA), Joseph Robert Geringer (Melrose, MA), Harry West (Lexington, MA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/99,514
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8334
International Classification: 0807;