Cutting tip wrench

- Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cutting tip wrench showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cutting tip wrench;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the cutting tip wrench;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the cutting tip wrench;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the cutting tip wrench;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the cutting tip wrench taken along line 6--6 in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cutting tip wrench taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 3.

The rear view of the cutting tip wrench is identical to the front view of FIG. 2. The right side view of the cutting tip wrench is identical to the left side view of FIG. 3.

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Patent History
Patent number: D426130
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 1999
Date of Patent: Jun 6, 2000
Assignee: Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny (Laguna Niguel, CA), George Brody (San Clemente, CA), Alan R. Carl (Topton, PA), Gene C. Dinino, Jr. (Bernville, PA), Grace C. Liao (Irvine, CA), Kurt P. Lieber (Huntington Beach, CA), Mel M. Oliveira (Huntington Beach, CA), Marina L. Schneider (Douglassville, PA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney: W. David Lee
Application Number: 0/101,554
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/86; D8/29
International Classification: 0804;