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Flashlight

Granted 11 Jul 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc. · originally Energizer Battery Company Inc.

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Inventors: Peter F. Lynch, Scott W. Osiecki, Timothy R. Fitch, David R. Dalton · Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
107332
filed 1 Jul 1999
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US D428175
granted 11 Jul 2000

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the rear, top, and a first side of the flashlight of the present invention with the broken line showing for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second side of the flashlight of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the top of the flashlight of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bottom of the flashlight constructed in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rear of the flashlight of the present invention; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the front of the flashlight of the present invention.

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