Utility knife

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and right side perspective view of a utility knife, showing the front, right, and top sides of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear and right side perspective of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1, showing the knife blade storage door in an alternate or open position;

FIG. 9 is a right side perspective view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1, showing the blade storage door in an alternate or open position;

FIG. 10 is a right side perspective view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1, showing the knife blade in an alternate or open position; and,

FIG. 11 is a right side perspective view of the utility knife shown in FIG. 1, showing the knife blade folded into the utility knife.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the claimed areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines depict areas of the utility knife in which the design is embodied that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “utility knife,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D738182
Type: Grant
Filed: May 31, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2015
Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company (Huntersville, NC)
Inventors: Gregory David Parker (Charlotte, NC), James Robert Kershaw, Jr. (Charlotte, NC)
Primary Examiner: Phillip S Hyder
Application Number: 29/456,436
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/99