Lighted plier hand tool

- McCalla Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lighted plier hand tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front end view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a back end view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431428
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 2000
Date of Patent: Oct 3, 2000
Assignee: McCalla Company (Alpharetta, GA)
Inventors: Gavin McCalla (Cumming, GA), William R. Lutz (Cumming, GA), Steve R. Burns (Cumming, GA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Reid Hecker
Law Firm: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.
Application Number: 0/118,256
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/5R
International Classification: 0805;