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Locking pliers

Granted 4 Apr 2017 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool · originally Techtronic Industries

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Inventors: Steven W. Hyma · Examiner: Deanna L Pratt · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/522,848
filed 2 Apr 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D782891
granted 4 Apr 2017

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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 locking pliers according to one embodiment showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a locking pliers according to another embodiment showing the new design;

FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof.

The present application is directed to the design illustrated in the drawings. The broken line portions of the disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot line portions of the disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and indicate a boundary of the claimed design.

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D08/52

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USthis patentUS-D782891-SS14 Apr 20172 Apr 2015grantedLocking pliers
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TWTW-D179770-SS1 Dec 201616 Sep 2015publishedLocking pliers
TWTW-D181370-SS21 Feb 201716 Sep 2015publishedLocking pliers
TWTW-D181902-SS21 Mar 201716 Sep 2015publishedLocking pliers

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