USPatent applicationPatented

Utility lighter

Granted 3 Sep 2002 · 1 office action

Current assignee: YKK (U.S.A.) INC. · originally Societe BIC

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Inventors: Jean Francois Chevalier, Brian Tubby · Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi · AU 2913 · TC 2900

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29/134,187
filed 18 Dec 2000
Publication
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Patent
US D462235
granted 3 Sep 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a back, perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a back, perspective view of a utility lighter illustrating our new design, wherein the lighter is in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is a front, perspective view of the utility lighter in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front, view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 1;

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

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

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

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

FIG. 9 is a back, perspective view of the utility lighter in FIG. 1, wherein the lighter is in an open position;

FIG. 10 is a front, perspective view of the utility lighter in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a back view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a front, view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is an end view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 16 is the other end view of the utility lighter shown in FIG. 9.

The broken line showing of a cylindrical member in FIGS. 1-2, 4-6, and 9-16 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing of apertures in FIGS. 2, 4, and 9-16 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing of a generally oval component in FIGS. 1-3, 5-6, 9, 11, and 13-14 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/416

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Pendency
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Examiner
M. N. Pandozzi
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