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Battery

Granted 10 Aug 2004 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation · originally Techtronic Industries

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Inventors: Volker Siegle, Todd W. Johnson, Mark A. Kubale, Dennis J. Grzybowski +1 · Examiner: Joel Sincavage · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/176,815
filed 27 Feb 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D494130
granted 10 Aug 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a battery embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a battery shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a battery shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear perspective view of a battery shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged top view of a battery shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged rear view of a battery shown in FIG. 1.

The housing of the battery and the locking mechanism are not considered part of the design sought to be patented, and have accordingly been shown in broken lines.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/103D13/119

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530 days filing → grant
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1
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Examiner
Joel Sincavage
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
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