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Tool for picking up animal waste

Granted 10 Feb 2015 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Yoshinobu Nakai

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Inventors: Yoshinobu Nakai · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/454,137
filed 7 May 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D722408
granted 10 Feb 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tool for picking up animal waste showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5 - 5 in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 7 - 7 in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 8 - 8 in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front, left perspective view thereof shown in an alternate position;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view thereof shown in another alternate position; and,

FIG. 12 is a sectional view thereof shown in another alternate position.

FIGS. 6-9 are enlarged views relative to the other drawings.

The broken lines in FIGS. 10-12 of the tool for picking up animal waste are for the purpose of illustrating environmental features 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
D30/162

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Pendency
1.8 y
644 days filing → grant
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1
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Responses
1
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Interviews
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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