USPatent applicationPatented

Tongs

Granted 8 Feb 2022 · 1 office action

Current assignee: KAZ Europe Sàrl · originally Helen of Troy Limited

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Inventors: Martin Mutch, Sunny Kim, James Kwon, Dzmitry Varhan · Examiner: S. Bryan Reinholdt, Jr. · AU 2922 · TC 2900

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29/723,174
filed 5 Feb 2020
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Patent
US D942823
granted 8 Feb 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new, original and ornamental design for tongs;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of FIG. 6 ; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of FIG. 7 .

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the tongs that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/686

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