Combined tongs and dipping tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined tongs and dipping tool in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a first end view of the tool shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a second end view of the tool shown in FIG. 1, from the opposite end;

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the tool shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the tool shown in FIG. 1, from the other side of the tool;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the tool shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the tool shown in FIG. 1.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D575596
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 2007
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 2008
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)
Inventors: Therese Araiza (Cary, IL), Lawrence Michael Hauser (Federal Way, WA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A Wallace
Attorney: Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP
Application Number: 29/284,156
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/687