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Portions of an optical instrument

Granted 28 Dec 2004 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Black & Decker Inc. · originally Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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Inventors: Michael E. Waldron, James D. Marshall, Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko · Examiner: Antoine D. Davis · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/203,445
filed 14 Apr 2004
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US D500255
granted 28 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 portions of an optical instrument according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the portions of the instrument.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the portions of the instrument.

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the portions of the instrument.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the portions of the instrument; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the portions of the instrument.

In the above drawings, any portions shown in broken lines do not form a part of the invention. In addition, any views not shown thereof do not form a part of the invention.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D10/69

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