Tactical hand-held metal detector

- Garrett Electronics, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand-held metal detector;

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

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tactical hand-held metal detector, as shown and described.

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5052329 October 1, 1991 Bennett
5097211 March 17, 1992 Schonstedt
D410399 June 1, 1999 De Torfino
D423377 April 25, 2000 Atterbury et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D513706
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 2003
Date of Patent: Jan 24, 2006
Assignee: Garrett Electronics, Inc. (Garland, TX)
Inventor: Gerald Lee Johnson (Garland, TX)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
Application Number: 29/175,959
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Radiation, E.g., Geiger Counter (D10/47)