Forceps

- Sherwood Services AG
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the forceps;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the forceps;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the forceps;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the forceps;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the forceps; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view of the forceps.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424694
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1998
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: Sherwood Services AG (Schaffhausen)
Inventors: Philip Mark Tetzlaff (Golden, CO), Dale Francis Schmaltz (Fort Collins, CO), Steven Paul Buysse (Longmont, CO), Kate Ryland Lawes (Boulder, CO)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Application Number: 0/95,494
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Clamp Or Forceps (28) (D24/143)
International Classification: 2402;