Offset handle for taping knife

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present taping knife handle;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of same;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the taping knife handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of same;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the taping knife handle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of same; and,

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the taping knife handle of FIG. 1.

The subject matter depicted in broken lines is not intended to be part of the claimed invention and is shown only for environment purposes.

Claims

The ornamental design for an offset handle for a taping knife, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D549070
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 2005
Date of Patent: Aug 21, 2007
Assignee: United States Gypsum Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Robert Bruno (Avon, CT), Frank Sterpka (West Hartford, CT), Matthew Earle Myers (Naperville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Barbara Fox
Attorney: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/234,822
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/107