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Belt-worn carrier for a folding tool

Granted 4 Jan 2005 · no office action yet

Assignee: Leatherman Tool Group

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Inventors: Melissa C. Yale, Hollan A. Tsuda, Benjamin C. Rivera, Glenn Klecker +1 · Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/200,328
filed 25 Feb 2004
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US D500409
granted 4 Jan 2005

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the upper left front of a belt-worn carrier for a folding tool including our design, with a folding cover flap shown in its open, extended position and wherein pieces of hook-and-loop fastener material shown outlined by broken lines are included merely as illustrative of one possible fastening arrangement for such a carrier and do not form a part of the design claimed herein;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the belt-worn carrier for a folding tool shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a rear side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an isometric view from the upper left front thereof, showing the carrier with its cover flap folded down into a closed configuration of the carrier.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D03/228

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