Force arm cutting and prying blade

- Altair Engineering, Inc.
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Description

This invention was made with government support under contract. The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a force arm blade for exemplary use with a portable rescue tool;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the force arm shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the force arm shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the force arm shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the force arm shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a left end view of the force arm shown in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is a right end view of the force arm shown in FIG. 2.

Claims

The ornamental design for a force arm cutting and prying blade, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D664414
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 14, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 31, 2012
Assignee: Altair Engineering, Inc. (Troy, MI)
Inventors: Edward Wettlaufer (St. Clair Shores, MI), James Trumble (Royal Oak, MI), Timothy R. Smith (Commerce Township, MI), Shaun C. Muston (Brownstown, MI), Dragi Gasevski (West Bloomfield, MI), Craig Mackiewicz (Clawson, MI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Attorney: Young Basile
Application Number: 29/385,422
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/70