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Offset handle for taping knife

Granted 30 Oct 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: United States Gypsum Company · originally USG Corporation

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Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Matthew Earle Myers, Robert Bruno · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/273,243
filed 1 Mar 2007
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US D553941
granted 30 Oct 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of the…

FIG. 1 is a front view of the taping knife handle;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of same;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the taping knife handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a right hand view of same;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the taping knife handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of same; and,

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the taping knife handle of FIG. 1 .

The subject matter depicted in broken lines is not intended to be part of the claimed invention and is shown only for environment purposes.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/107

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CACA-113794-SS13 Feb 20077 Dec 2005grantedOffset handle for taping knife

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