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Tool handle

Granted 31 Mar 2009 · 2 office actions

Application
29/249,384
filed 4 Oct 2006
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D589321
granted 31 Mar 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tool handle, according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the bottom side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the front side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the rear side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the top side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the right side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is an elevational view of the left side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment tool handle according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the top side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is an elevational view of the right side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the bottom side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 12 is an elevational view of the left side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 13 is an elevational view of the rear side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ; and,

FIG. 14 is an elevational view of the front side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 .

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken line shown within the recessed hexagon represents a boundary line that defines the bounds of the claim, and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/107D80/82D80/97

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Examiner
Cathron C Brooks
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USthis patentUS-D589321-SS131 Mar 20094 Oct 2006grantedTool handle
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