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; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof.

The back, left, right, top and bottom views of the alternative embodiment are the same as FIGS. 3-7 of the first embodiment, respectively. 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: D426763
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1999
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 2000
Assignee: Master Lock Company (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: Ari Tao Adler (Cambridge, MA), 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: 0/99,508
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8334
International Classification: 0807;