Pliers

- Apex Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pliers in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the pliers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an isolated perspective view of a first half of the pliers of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is an isolated perspective view of a second half of the pliers of FIG. 1.

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 pliers, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D991764
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 20, 2022
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 2023
Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc. (Apex, NC)
Inventors: Zhihong Fu (Cary, NC), Eric Van Fossen (Huntersville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Deanna L Pratt
Application Number: 29/853,895
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/52