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Front part of a pair of jaws for pliers

Granted 4 Jul 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. · originally Leatherman Tool Group

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Inventors: Howard G. Berg · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
113356
filed 2 Nov 1999
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US D427496
granted 4 Jul 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the upper right front of the front part of a pair of jaws for pliers, showing my new design, in a closed position, wherein the broken line illustrations of the rearward portions of the jaws and of a pivot joint are included for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view from the upper right front of the front part of a pair of jaws for pliers shown in FIG. 1, in an opened position, wherein the broken line illustrations of the rear portions of the jaws and of a pivot joint are included for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the front part of a pair of jaws for pliers shown in FIG. 1 except for omission of the broken line illustration of the pivot joint, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view thereof being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a isometric view thereof similar to FIG. 1 except for omission of the broken line illustration of the pivot joint, wherein the broken line illustration of the rearward portions of the jaws is included for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the design; and,

FIG. 8 is a isometric view similar thereof to FIG. 2, except for the omission of the broken line illustration of the pivot joint, wherein the broken line illustration of the rearward portions of the jaws is included for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the design.

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D08/52

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