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Combination five gallon bucket opener

Granted 13 Aug 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC · originally The Home Depot

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Inventors: Michael R. Nelson · Examiner: Garth Rademaker · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/426,200
filed 2 Jul 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D687687
granted 13 Aug 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a combination five gallon bucket opener, showing the design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevation view thereof, shown in an environment of use; and,

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view thereof, shown in an environment of use.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-3 , 8 , and 9 are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed environment and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/14D80/40

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