Hole saw

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hole saw showing the present invention, wherein the diagonal cross-hatched portion of the hole saw indicates a color and the stippled portion of the hole saw indicates another color;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 4 top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a hole saw showing the present invention, wherein the diagonal cross hatched portion of the hole saw indicates a color and the stippled portion of the hole saw indicates another color;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 9 top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a hole saw showing the present invention, wherein the diagonal cross-hatched portion of the hole saw indicates a color and the stippled portion of the hole saw indicates another color;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 14 top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show structure or boundaries that are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a hole saw, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D789428
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 14, 2014
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2017
Assignee: IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY (Huntersville, NC)
Inventors: Joseph Thomas Novak (East Longmeadow, MA), Matthew Christopher Green (Amherst, MA), Robert Richard Zielonka (Enfield, CT), Joseph H. DeSantis (Ware, MA), Christopher F. Fitzgerald (Belchertown, MA), Peter Weremchuk (Simsbury, CT), William B. Korb (Broad Brook, CT)
Primary Examiner: Patricia Palasik
Application Number: 29/496,442
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting Tool, E.g., Drill Bit, Etc. (D15/139)