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Tool handle

Granted 29 Oct 2024 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Lowe's

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Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch · Examiner: Darlington Ly · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/833,399
filed 4 Apr 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D1048849
granted 29 Oct 2024

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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 the tool handle according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the top side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the bottom side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the front side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the rear side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the left side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is an elevational view of the right side of the tool handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the tool handle according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an elevational view of the right side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is an elevational view of the rear side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is an elevational view of the front left of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 12 is an elevational view of the front side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the bottom side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the top side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged, perspective view of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged, elevational view of the top side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged, elevational view of the bottom side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 ; and,

FIG. 18 is an enlarged, a plan view of the front side of the tool handle of FIG. 8 , where the back side view is the same as the front side view.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the tool handle and environmental structure that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/107D8/68

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Pendency
2.6 y
939 days filing → grant
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1
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1
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Examiner
Darlington Ly
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 283 back · 2 forward

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Worldwide family

25 members · 3 offices
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USUS-D589322-SS131 Mar 20095 Oct 2006grantedTool handle
USUS-D617623-SS115 Jun 201027 May 2008grantedTool handle
USUS-D639132-SS17 Jun 20116 May 2010grantedTool handle
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USUS-D696596-SS131 Dec 201321 Nov 2011grantedTool housing
USUS-D735553-SS14 Aug 201512 Nov 2013grantedTool handle
USUS-D788564-SS16 Jun 201719 Jun 2015grantedTool handle
USUS-D837025-SS11 Jan 201924 Apr 2017grantedTool handle
USUS-D889927-SS114 Jul 20206 Nov 2018grantedTool handle
USUS-D967686-SS125 Oct 202214 Feb 2020grantedTool handle
USthis patentUS-D1048849-SS129 Oct 20244 Apr 2022grantedTool handle
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