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Utility lighter

Granted 18 Sep 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Bic Corporation · originally Societe BIC

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Inventors: Brian J. Tubby · Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
122531
filed 28 Apr 2000
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US D447914
granted 18 Sep 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of the utility lighter illustrating my new design;

FIG. 2 is another side perspective view of the utility lighter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the utility lighter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is the other side view of the utility lighter in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the utility lighter in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the utility lighter FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an end view of the utility lighter in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is the other end view of the utility lighter in FIG. 1.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/416

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