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The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and environment while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a hand tool, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 6, 2009
Date of Patent: Nov 9, 2010
Assignee: Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. (Portland, OR)
Inventors: Jennefer Ruth Steineckert (Portland, OR), Benjamin C. Rivera (Lake Oswego, OR)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Deanna Fluegeman
Attorney: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/346,849