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String trimmer

Granted 11 Oct 2005 · 4 office actions

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

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Inventors: Nigel Robson · Examiner: Holly Baynham · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/202,022
filed 24 Mar 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D510512
granted 11 Oct 2005

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the string trimmer of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the string trimmer of the present invention, the alternate embodiment including additional surface ornamentation on the handle and head of the string trimmer.

This design is not limited to the exact details shown in the drawings, since equivalents and colorable imitations thereof will be evident to a person of ordinary skill in the art. Thus, within the scope of the appended claim, which is intended to cover only the ornamental and novel elements shown in the drawings, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically shown and described herein.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/8

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566 days filing → grant
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2
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2
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Examiner
Holly Baynham
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