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Handle

Granted 23 Dec 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: U-Line Corporation

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Inventors: Joseph E. Braun, Andrew J. Doberstein, Jennifer U. Straszewski, Thomas W. Rand · Examiner: Mark A. Goodwin · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/318,219
filed 15 May 2008
Publication
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US D583214
granted 23 Dec 2008

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Description

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›In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this…

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a handle, for example for grasping when opening a door or a drawer of a cooling unit, such as a compact refrigerator, freezer, beverage cooler, ice maker, combinations thereof and the like.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a handle drawn broken away to show indeterminate length showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line representations in the figures are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/313D15/89

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