Apparatus for securing a workpiece

- WMH Tool Group, Inc.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is an additional perspective view of the apparatus for securing a workpiece of FIG. 1, the broken lines of the apparatus for securing a workpiece are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the apparatus for securing a workpiece of FIG. 1, the broken lines of the apparatus for securing a workpiece are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design, the rear elevational view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the apparatus for securing a workpiece of FIG. 1, the broken lines of the apparatus for securing a workpiece are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the apparatus for securing a workpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right-side elevational view of the apparatus for securing a workpiece of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left-side elevational view of the apparatus for securing a workpiece of FIG. 1.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D494828
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 21, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 24, 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: 29/174,561
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/72
International Classification: 0805;