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Tea tong

Granted 26 May 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Pi-Design Ag · originally PI-DESIGN AG

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Inventors: Carsten Joergensen · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 292 · TC 2900

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US D394588
granted 26 May 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tea tong showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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