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Cordless drill

Granted 19 Aug 1997 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Snap-On Technologies, Inc. · originally Snap-on Incorporated

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Inventors: Anil P Ghode, Joshua M. Beer, Martin S. Scolaro, Scott H. Micoley · Examiner: Antione Duval Davis · AU 293 · TC 2900

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US D382457
granted 19 Aug 1997

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cordless drill showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the other side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative battery pack in the cordless drill of FIG. 1; with the drill portion of the claimed design being omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of one side of the battery pack, the other side being identical;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the battery pack of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the battery pack of FIG. 10.

The broken line showing in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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