Ratchet release button

- Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ratchet release button embodying the design of the present invention, a tool being illustrated in phantom.

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the ratchet release button illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the ratchet release button shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the ratchet release button shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the ratchet release button shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a front side elevational view of the ratchet release button illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a back side elevational view of the ratchet release button illustrated in FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design of a ratchet release button, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D496237
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 2004
Assignee: Easco Hand Tools, Inc. (Simsbury, CT)
Inventors: Richard P. Folkenroth (York, PA), Robert L. Arnold (Wrightsville, PA)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/168,274
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/25
International Classification: 0805;