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Tongs

Granted 19 Dec 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.

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Inventors: Nigel Wang · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
101183
filed 26 Feb 1999
Publication
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US D435201
granted 19 Dec 2000

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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 inventive design for the tongs;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the FIG. 1 tongs, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front side (relative to FIG, 1) elevational view of the FIG. 1 tongs; and

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the FIG. 1 tongs; and,

FIG. 5 is a top view of the FIG. 1 tongs.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/686D76/42

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