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Retractable utility knife

Granted 3 Jul 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: American Safety Razor · originally American Safety Razor Company

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Inventors: Jeffrey W. Wonderley · Examiner: Philip S. Hyder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
123144
filed 12 May 2000
Publication
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US D444368
granted 3 Jul 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front side view showing…

FIG. 1 is a front side view showing a retractable utility knife according to the present invention wherein a front portion of a casing of the retractable utility knife is transparent;

FIG. 2 is rear side view showing the retractable utility knife according to the present invention wherein a rear portion of the casing is opaque;

FIG. 3 is top plan view of the retractable utility knife according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the retractable utility knife according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a front end view of the retractable utility knife according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a rear end view of the retractable utility knife according to the present invention; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the retractable utility knife according to the present invention.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/99

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