Tongue-in-groove pliers
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The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the tongue-in-groove pliers that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for the tongue-in-groove pliers, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 12, 2022
Date of Patent: Jul 4, 2023
Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC. (Apex, NC)
Inventors: Noah Thomas Steen (Apex, NC), Kelsey David Gilmore (Furquay-Varina, NC), Zhihong Fu (Cary, NC)
Primary Examiner: Deanna L Pratt
Application Number: 29/852,981