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Football shaped carabiner

Granted 29 Apr 2003 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Bison Designs, LLC

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Inventors: Brian James Kelleghan · Examiner: Doris V. Coles · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/127,750
filed 11 Aug 2000
Publication
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US D473781
granted 29 Apr 2003
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Claims
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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 my new design for a football shaped carabiner.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the top and bottom sides, which are mirror images, of the football shaped carabiner shown in FIG. 1

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the football shaped carabiner in an alternate embodiment with the laces raised on the surface shown in the open condition.

FIG. 4 is a is right plan view of the football shaped carabiner shown in FIG. 1

FIG. 5 is a is left plan view of the football shaped carabiner shown in FIG. 1

FIG. 6 is a back elevational view of the football shaped carabiner shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the football shaped carabiner shown in FIG. 1.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/356

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