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Protective electrical outlet plug

Granted 16 Sep 1997 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Brk Brands, Inc. · originally Newell Brands

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Inventors: Michael C. Thuma, James F. Caruso, Craig S. Scherer · Examiner: James Gandy · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 20 May 1996
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US D383727
granted 16 Sep 1997

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a protective electrical outlet plug embodying the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the protective electrical outlet plug of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the protective electrical outlet plug of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the protective electrical outlet plug of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the protective electrical outlet plug of FIG. 1 as viewed from the left hand side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the protective electrical outlet plug as viewed from the right hand side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the protective electrical outlet plug of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the protective electrical outlet plug of FIG. 1.

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D13/156

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