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Pinch guard

Granted 19 Aug 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc. · originally Graco Inc.

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Inventors: Bret A. Deneson, Steve J. Wrobel · Examiner: Gino Colan · AU 2925 · TC 2900

Application
29/908,257
filed 11 Jan 2024
Publication
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US D1089556
granted 19 Aug 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a first isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a first isometric view of a pinch guard;

FIG. 2 is a second isometric view of the pinch guard;

FIG. 3 is a third isometric view of the pinch guard;

FIG. 4 is a fourth isometric view of the pinch guard;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the pinch guard;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the pinch guard;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the pinch guard;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the pinch guard;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the pinch guard; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the pinch guard.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of a pinch guard that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D15/7

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