Grip clip

- Haworth, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the grip clip embodying our design, the hinge plates interconnecting the two halves of the grip clip being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, the bottom view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design, the left side view being identical to the right side view;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof, the gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design; and

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of one-half of the grip clip shown in FIGS. 1-5 herein, the top view thereof being identical to the top view shown in FIG. 2, and the bottom view thereof forms no part of the claimed design and is not shown herein;

FIG. 7 is right side view, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design.

The grip clip disclosed herein corresponds to subject matter disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/304,166 filed on Apr. 30, 1999 and entitled "grip clip" (Atty. Ref.: Haworth Case 275), the disclosure of which application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D302568 August 1, 1989 Berger
D364188 November 14, 1995 Wolff
D375976 November 26, 1996 Marguerie
D392181 March 17, 1998 Bries et al.
D393878 April 28, 1998 Suzuki
D412343 July 27, 1999 Offenhauer
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4959892 October 2, 1990 Wang
5079808 January 14, 1992 Brown
5400483 March 28, 1995 Noda
Foreign Patent Documents
WO97/46142 December 1997 WOX
Other references
  • Five pages from "Haworth Crossings.TM. List Prices/Specification Guide", dated November, 1998.
Patent History
Patent number: D428921
Type: Grant
Filed: May 3, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2000
Assignee: Haworth, Inc. (Holland, MI)
Inventors: Charles Saylor (Grand Rapids, MI), Sheldon Phillips (Thousand Oaks, CA), Edward Mitchell (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Law Firm: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.
Application Number: 0/104,349
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Office Equipment Not Elsewhere Specified (D19/65); Substantially Vertical (D19/90); D8/395
International Classification: 1902;