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The outer most broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas and the claimed areas represent the bounds of the claimed design 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 probe handle tip, substantially as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 18, 2011
Assignee:
Inventor: William C. Hamilton, Jr. (Queensbury, NY)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Attorney: Tara L. Custer
Application Number: 29/338,393