Slipjoint pliers

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of slipjoint pliers according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear, top perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of present invention;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevatioinal view of the present invention, which is a mirror image of the left side elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a top elevational view of the present invention; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view of the present invention.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D310951 October 2, 1990 Monnet
D344224 February 15, 1994 Imhoff
D350265 September 6, 1994 Mellits et al.
D358312 May 16, 1995 Keenan
D369534 May 7, 1996 Liou
3921237 November 1975 Steiner
4206663 June 10, 1980 Pace
4903558 February 27, 1990 Le Duc
Other references
  • Malco Catalog No. 790, "Slip Joint Pliers", p. 20, Sep. 1980. Groit's Garage Catalog, "Europe's Highest Performance Pliers", p. 3, Dec. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D424394
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 1999
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: General Housewares Corporation (Terre Haute, IN)
Inventors: Donald R. Lamond (Lynbrook, NY), Christopher Claypool (Hoboken, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Reid Hecker
Law Firm: McDermott, Will & Emery
Application Number: 0/104,174
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/58
International Classification: 0805;