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Portion of a latch release operating lever for a hand tool

Granted 22 Aug 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. · originally Leatherman Tool Group

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Inventors: Benjamin C. Rivera · Examiner: Susan J. Lucas · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
116869
filed 12 Jan 2000
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US D429621
granted 22 Aug 2000

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the upper right rear of a portion of a latch release operating lever for a hand tool including my new design, wherein the broken line depiction of a handle for a multipurpose hand tool is included for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view from the upper right rear of a portion of a latch release operating lever for a hand tool, showing my new design, of which a lessor portion is shown in FIG. 1, and wherein the broken line depiction of the remainder of the latch release operating lever is included for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the portion of a latch release operating lever for a hand tool shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front end elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof.

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