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Utility knife

Granted 15 Oct 1996 · no office action yet

Assignee: Fiskars Inc.

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Inventors: Allen T. Myers, Douglas J. Birkholz, Charles E. Quinn, Jerrold N. Austin · Examiner: Ted Shooman · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 27 Jun 1995
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US D374597
granted 15 Oct 1996

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a utility knife showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a first alternative embodiment of a utility knife in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a second alternative embodiment of a utility knife in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of the second alternative configuration illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear side elevational view thereof.

The partial outlines of a utility knife blade illustrated in broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 8 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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