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Expandable broom

Granted 2 Nov 2004 · no office action yet

Application
29/196,372
filed 29 Dec 2003
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US D497723
granted 2 Nov 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is perspective view of an expandable…

FIG. 1 is perspective view of an expandable broom showing my new design, in which the broken lines showing bristles are for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, with the handle shown In an expanded position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 1.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D04/121D41/35

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Alan P. Douglas
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