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Padlock

Granted 2 May 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Master Lock Company · originally Master Lock

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Inventors: Harry West, Joseph Robert Geringer, Roy Alden Thompson, John Darrin Fiegener · Examiner: Susan J. Lucas · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 22 Jan 1999
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US D423907
granted 2 May 2000

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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 padlock showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of our new design; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof.

The back, left, right and top and bottom views of the alternative embodiment are the same as FIGS. 3-7 of the first embodiment, respectively.

The portions shown in phantom lines are not part of the claimed invention, but are included to show enviroment.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/334

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