Tongs

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of tongs showing my new design illustrating one-in-use position;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a top view of the tongs of FIGS. 1-8 illustrating another in-use position.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas represent an unclaimed boundary of the design. The broken line showing of the remainder of the tongs is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tongs, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D516391
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 24, 2004
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2006
Inventor: Richard E. Davis (Leawood, KS)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/213,819
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/687