Handle for lawn and garden tool

- THE TORO COMPANY
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left perspective view of a handle for lawn and garden tool in accordance with the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom right perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the design of FIG. 1.

The dash-dash broken lines in the figures (e.g., including portions depicting unclaimed parts of the lawn and garden tool, the attached battery, and the longitudinal seam lines) represent environment and form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures immediately adjacent the solid lines (and inside the circular tube in FIG. 8) represent a boundary between claimed and unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

The labels used herein to describe orientation (e.g., top, bottom, left, right) are merely for reference and are not intended to limit the interpretation of the design.

Applicant reserves the right to convert: a portion or portions of any of the broken lines to solid lines such that the features described by those lines then form a part of the claimed design; and/or a portion or portions of any of the solid lines to broken lines such that the features described by those lines no longer form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a handle for lawn and garden tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D832669
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 2017
Date of Patent: Nov 6, 2018
Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY (Bloomington, MN)
Inventors: Philip C. Dretzka (Woodbury, MN), David J. Martin (Eden Prairie, MN), Ryan J. Sweere (Minneapolis, MN), Tyler E. Peterson (Lindstrom, MN)
Primary Examiner: Austin Murphy
Application Number: 29/601,668
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/61; D8/8