Gripping device for retrieving items from limited access areas, such as a garbage disposal

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gripping device for retrieving items from limited access areas according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the device shown in FIG. 1, the right side a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is top plan view of the device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the device shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the device shown in FIG. 1.

All broken-lines appearing in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for the gripping device for retrieving items from limited access areas, such as a garbage disposal, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D572551
Type: Grant
Filed: May 7, 2007
Date of Patent: Jul 8, 2008
Inventors: William DeHaven (Perkasie, PA), Micah Bertin (Wayne, PA)
Primary Examiner: Cathron Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Deanna Fluegeman
Attorney: Volpe and Koenig P.C.
Application Number: 29/279,733
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/51