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Socket with wide groove

Granted 28 Dec 2021 · 8 office actions

Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated

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Inventors: Jeffrey M. Arendt, Glenn A. Kaufman, Daniel M. Eggert · Examiner: Keli L Hill · AU 2923 · TC 2900

Application

29/659,636

filed 10 Aug 2018

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Not published

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US D939301

granted 28 Dec 2021

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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 first embodiment of a socket with wide groove;

FIG. 2 is a first side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a second side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a third side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a fourth side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a socket with wide groove;

FIG. 7 is a first side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 8 is a second side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 9 is a third side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 6 ; and,

FIG. 10 is a fourth side view of the socket with wide groove of FIG. 6 .

The broken lines shown are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the socket with wide groove that form no part of the claim.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a socket with wide groove, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D08/29

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Keli L Hill

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D939301-S	S1	28 Dec 2021	10 Aug 2018	granted	Socket with wide groove

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-201816816-S	S	12 Feb 2019	15 Nov 2018	published	Socket
CA	CA-185060-S	S	6 May 2020	5 Dec 2018	granted	Socket with wide groove
TW	TW-D203855-S	S	11 Apr 2020	1 Feb 2019	published	套筒zh
TW	TW-D211867-S	S	1 Jun 2021	1 Feb 2019	published	Socket

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