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Mini tongs

Granted 24 Feb 2004 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dart Industries Inc. · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Jan-Hendrik de Groote · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/178,798

filed 31 Mar 2003

Publication

Not published

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US D487003

granted 24 Feb 2004

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/DRW

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a top, side and front…

FIG. 1 is a top, side and front perspective view of a mini tongs showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view, the right side being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view, the bottom being identical thereto.

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2 codes

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/DRW

USPC · US Patent Classification

D07/686

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Examiner

Terry A. Wallace

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D487003-S	S1	24 Feb 2004	31 Mar 2003	granted	Mini tongs

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-104049-S	S	30 Jul 2004	21 Aug 2003	granted	Mini tongs

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