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Screwdriver

Granted 17 Jul 1990 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Bank of New York Mellon · originally Snap-on Incorporated

Inventors: Mark S. Bakula, Donald J. Caldwell, Steven S. Cascio, Tom S. Severson +1 · Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins · AU 293 · TC 2900

Application

942521

filed 24 Dec 1986

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US D309246

granted 17 Jul 1990

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a screwdriver showing a first embodiment of our new design, the top, bottom and opposite side being identical;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of a screwdriver showing a second embodiment of our new design, the top, bottom and opposite side being identical;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of a screwdriver showing a third embodiment of our new design, the top, bottom and opposite side being identical;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of a screwdriver showing a fourth embodiment of our new design, the top, bottom and opposite side being identical;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a screwdriver showing a fifth embodiment of our new design, the top, bottom and opposite side being identical;

The end views of the embodiments depicted in FIGS. 4-7 are identical to those shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the screwdriver of FIGS. 1-3; and

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the screwdriver of FIGS. 1-3 similar to FIG. 1 except that it has been rotated 45°.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a screwdriver, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D08/82

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Bruce W. Dunkins

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