Tool handle head

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a new design for a tool handle head;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image to the front view;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image to the right side view;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. In addition, the surface shading illustrated in the drawings is provided merely to highlight the contour of design; it is not intended to be illustrative of texture or gloss.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D540617
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 17, 2007
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman (Maplewood, MN), Arthur V. Lang (Maplewood, MN), Byron E. Trotter (St. Paul, MN), Christopher J. Miller (Milan), Sigurdur Thorsteinsson (Milan)
Primary Examiner: Holly H. Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia M. Chin
Attorney: Trisha D. Adamson
Application Number: 29/262,393
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/393