Torch having a pivotable top cover and folding blades

- WORTHINGTON TORCH, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of the torch having a pivotable top cover and folding blades, wherein the pivotable top cover is disposed in a first position that covers a top end of the torch;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of the torch, with the pivotable top cover having been pivoted to a second position that uncovers the top end of the torch;

FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of the torch of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the torch of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the torch of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a front side elevational view of the torch of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a back side elevational view of the torch of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the torch of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of the torch of FIG. 9.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the torch having a pivotable top cover and folding blades which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a torch having a pivotable top cover and folding blades, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D845365
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 8, 2016
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 2019
Assignee: WORTHINGTON TORCH, LLC (Columbus, OH)
Inventors: Shea Michael Stewart (Columbus, OH), Cliff Ryan Walters (Westerville, OH), Donald James Staufenberg (Dublin, OH), Luke Christopher Stonis (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Patricia A Palasik
Application Number: 29/570,491