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Handle for taping knife with enlarged hammer end

Granted 30 Oct 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: United States Gypsum Company · originally U.S. Department of Justice

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Inventors: Ricardo Perez, Matthew Earle Myers, Jason Lind · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/270,691
filed 29 Dec 2006
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US D553940
granted 30 Oct 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of the…

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present handle, the rear view being identical;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the handle of FIG. 1 , the right side being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the handle of FIG. 1 ;

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

FIG. 5 is top perspective view of the handle of FIG. 1 .

The subject matter depicted in broken lines is not intended to be part of the claimed invention and is shown only for environment purposes.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/107

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USUS-D557102-SS111 Dec 200731 Jan 2007grantedHandle for taping knife with enlarged hammer end
USUS-D572565-SS18 Jul 200811 Oct 2007grantedHandle for taping knife with enlarged hammer end
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CACA-113795-SS30 Aug 20077 Dec 2005grantedHandle for taping knife

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