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Drain cleaner

Granted 3 Jun 2008 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.

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Inventors: Michael J. Rutkowski, Jon R. Dunkin · Examiner: Lou Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/221,435
filed 18 Jan 2005
Publication
Not published
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US D570558
granted 3 Jun 2008

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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 drain cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the opposite side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing of the drain cleaner attachment is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental matter and forms no part of the claimed design.

The trademark material “Rigid” that appears on the drawings is part of the claimed design and is a registered trademark of Emerson Electric Co.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D32/14

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Pendency
3.4 y
1,232 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
1
no RCE
Examiner
Lou Zarfas
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 14 back · 0 forward

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