Tool for driving a ground rod

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of the tool according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the tool according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the tool according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the tool according to the present disclosure; and,

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of the tool mounted on a ground rod according to the present disclosure.

The broken lines shown in the drawing figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The tool is for facilitating driving a ground rod. In addition, the illustrated embodiment of the design is not limited to the exact details shown in the drawings, since equivalents and colorable imitations thereof will be evident to a person of ordinary skill in the art and, thus, within the scope of the appended claim, which is intended to cover only the ornamental and novel elements shown in the drawings. The invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically shown and described herein.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tool for driving a ground rod, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D555682
Type: Grant
Filed: May 26, 2006
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2007
Inventor: Fred L. Foster (Milford, MA)
Primary Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Assistant Examiner: Patricia Palasik
Attorney: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP
Application Number: 29/260,600
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/138)