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Latch arrangement for a battery pack

Granted 10 Dec 2002 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Black & Decker Inc. · originally Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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Inventors: Donald W. Zurwelle, Paul S. White, Michael J. Agnes · Examiner: Joel Sincavage · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/140,319
filed 16 Apr 2001
Publication
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US D466863
granted 10 Dec 2002

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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 latch arrangement for a battery pack showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the latch arrangement;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the latch arrangement; and,

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the latch arrangement.

In the above drawings, any broken line illustration is not part of the design sought to be patented. In addition, any views not shown thereof do not form a part of the invention.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/119

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Pendency
1.7 y
603 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
1
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Examiner
Joel Sincavage
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
Citations: 12 back · 0 forward

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