Utility lighter

- Bic Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a utility lighter according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear side perspective view of a utility lighter showing a second embodiment of my new design, all other sides being the same as the first embodiment except that the right is a mirror image of the left;

FIG. 8 is a rear side perspective view of a utility lighter showing a third embodiment of my new design, all other sides being the same as the first embodiment except that the right is a mirror image of the left; and,

FIG. 9 is a rear side perspective view of a utility lighter showing a fourth embodiment of my new design, all other sides being the same as the first embodiment except that the right is a mirror image of the left.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424372
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 1998
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: Bic Corporation (Milford, CT)
Inventor: Jean Francois Chevalier (Paris)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/93,828
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7416
International Classification: 0799;