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Lighter

Granted 7 Dec 2004 · no office action yet

Assignee: Prometheus International, Inc.

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Inventors: Keith K. Park · Examiner: Jennifer Rivard · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/201,616
filed 18 Mar 2004
Publication
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US D499508
granted 7 Dec 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the lighter according to the present design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the lighter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the lighter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the lighter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the lighter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right-side elevational view of the lighter of FIG. 1, the left-side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the lighter according to the present design;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the lighter of FIG. 7, illustrating a scissors of the lighter in an unfolded configuration;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the lighter of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the lighter of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the lighter of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the lighter of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a right-side elevational view of the lighter of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 14 is a left-side elevational view of the lighter of FIG. 7.

Phantom lining, where used, is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the claimed design to the features shown in phantom.

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IPC · International Patent Classification
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/143D27/157

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