Base for an apparatus for securing a workpiece

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a base for an apparatus for securing a workpiece according to my new design, the broken lines of which are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view fo the base of FIG. 1, the broken lines of which are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the base of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the base of FIG. 1 shown with an upper portion of the base rotated and an apparatus for securing a workpiece exploded from the base in broken lines which are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a base for an apparatus for securing a workpiece, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D487220
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 21, 2003
Date of Patent: Mar 2, 2004
Assignee: WMH Tool Group, Inc. (Elgin, IL)
Inventor: William J. Phillips (Bolingbrook, IL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 29/174,591
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/72; D8/74; D8/71
International Classification: 0805;