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Ratchet tie-down handle

Granted 30 Jul 2013 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Keybank National Association · originally WINSTON PRODUCTS LLC

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Inventors: Robert C. Johnson, Winston Breeden · Examiner: Philip S Hyder · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application

29/408,471

filed 13 Dec 2011

Publication

Not published

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US D686894

granted 30 Jul 2013

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Life of the patent

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a right-side view of a…

FIG. 1 is a right-side view of a ratchet tie-down handle, showing the new design.

FIG. 2 is a left-side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a top-side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a bottom-side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a first end view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a second end view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate features of the ratchet tie-down handle that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a ratchet tie-down handle, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A44B99/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

D08/44

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Pendency

1.6 y

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Office actions

non-final + final

Responses

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Examiner

Philip S Hyder

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Worldwide family

5 members · 2 offices

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DOCDB simple family 40468784

Offices

US · WO

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2 of 5

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Non-English titles

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2009119892-A1	A1	14 May 2009	19 Sep 2008	published	Ratchet tie-down
US	US-8099836-B2	B2	24 Jan 2012	19 Sep 2008	granted	Ratchet tie-down
USthis patent	US-D686894-S	S1	30 Jul 2013	13 Dec 2011	granted	Ratchet tie-down handle
WO	WO-2009039372-A2	A2	26 Mar 2009	19 Sep 2008	published	Ratchet tie-down
WO	WO-2009039372-A3	A3	22 May 2009	19 Sep 2008	published	Tendeur d'arrimage à cliquetfr

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