Handle for a cleaning tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side isometric view of a handle for a cleaning tool showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the handle for a cleaning tool, the left side view thereof being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the handle for a cleaning tool;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the handle for a cleaning tool;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the handle for a cleaning tool; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the handle for a cleaning tool.

Claims

The ornamental design for a handle for a cleaning tool, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Four pictures (marked C1) of a “SCOTCH BRITE” (trade mark) toilet bowl scrubber that was on sale by 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, more than one year prior to the filing date of the subject patent application.
  • Three pictures (marked C2) of a “SCOTCH BRITE” (trade mark) toilet bowl brush that was on sale by 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, more than one year prior to the filing date of the subject patent application.
  • Design Division Document No. HH08046492 from the Korean Industrial Property Office, published Jan. 18, 1996 in the Korean Official Bulletin of Designs and Trademarks (English translation attached).
Patent History
Patent number: D509033
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 30, 2005
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman (Maplewood, MN), Michael J. Kubes (Oakdale, MN), Arthur V. Lang (Maplewood, MN)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Attorney: William L. Huebsch
Application Number: 29/190,152
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Elongated Handle (D32/51); D4/138; Sponge Or Sponge With Holder (15/244.1)