Handle assembly for a cleaning tool
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Description
The long-short-long broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claim and all other broken lines are for illustrative purposes only. None of the broken lines form a part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a handle assembly for a cleaning tool, as shown and described.
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- Four pictures (marked C1) of a “Scotch Brite” (trade mark) toilet bowl scrubber that was on sale by 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, more than one year prior to the filing date of the subject patent application.
- Three pictures (marked C2) of a “Scotch Brite” (trade mark) toilet bowl brush that was on sale by 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, more than one year prior to the filing date of the subject patent application.
- Design Division Document No. HH08046492 from the Korean Industrial Property Office, published Jan. 18, 1996 in the Korean Official Bulletin of Designs and Trademarks.
Patent History
Patent number: D591020
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 20, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2009
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman (Maplewood, MN), Arthur V. Lang (Maplewood, MN), Christopher J. Miller (Milan), Sigurdur Thorsteinsson (Milan), Mauro Porcini (Milan)
Primary Examiner: Pamela J Burgess
Attorney: Trisha D. Adamson
Application Number: 29/252,270
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 20, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2009
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman (Maplewood, MN), Arthur V. Lang (Maplewood, MN), Christopher J. Miller (Milan), Sigurdur Thorsteinsson (Milan), Mauro Porcini (Milan)
Primary Examiner: Pamela J Burgess
Attorney: Trisha D. Adamson
Application Number: 29/252,270
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
With Handle Or Holder (D32/52);
Laundering, Cleaning, Or Drying Tools Or Implements (D32/35);
D7/393