Pliers
Granted 28 Oct 2025 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool · originally Techtronic Industries
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Inventors: Mark W. Cors, Steven W. Hyma, Grant T. Squiers, Christopher S. Hoppe +1 · Examiner: Deanna L Pratt · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a left side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the claimed design of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a front view of the claimed design of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 6 is a top view of the claimed design of FIG. 1 .
The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-2016294168-A1 | A1 | 6 Oct 2016 | 1 Apr 2016 | published | Hand tool such as a wire stripper or combination pliers |
| US | US-11027399-B2 | B2 | 8 Jun 2021 | 1 Apr 2016 | granted | Hand tool such as a wire stripper or combination pliers |
| US | US-2021252672-A1 | A1 | 19 Aug 2021 | 6 May 2021 | published | Hand Tool Such as a Wire Stripper or Combination Pliers |
| USthis patent | US-D1099661-S | S1 | 28 Oct 2025 | 24 Oct 2023 | granted | Pliers |
| CN | CN-206029643-U | U | 22 Mar 2017 | 5 Apr 2016 | granted | Handheld tool like wire stripping pliers or combination plier |
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