Grip clip

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the grip clip embodying our design, the hinge plates interconnecting the two halves of the grip clip being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, the bottom view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design, the left side view being identical to the right side view;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof, the gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design; and

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of one-half of the grip clip shown in FIGS. 1-5 herein, the top view thereof being identical to the top view shown in FIG. 2, and the bottom view thereof forms no part of the claimed design and is not shown herein;

FIG. 7 is right side view, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof, the hinge plates and gripping ribs being shown in dotted lines and forming no part of the claimed design.

The grip clip disclosed herein corresponds to subject matter disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/304,166 filed on Apr. 30, 1999 and entitled "grip clip" (Atty. Ref.: Haworth Case 275), the disclosure of which application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Claims

The ornamental design of a grip clip, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Saylor; Charles (Grand Rapids, MI), Phillips; Sheldon (Thousand Oaks, CA), Mitchell; Edward (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee:	Haworth, Inc. (Holland, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/104,349
Filed:	May 3, 1999

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Current U.S. Class:	D19/65; D19/90; D8/395
Current International Class:	1902
Field of Search:	;D8/394,395 ;D19/35,36,65,75,78,86,88,90,91,99,100 ;24/67R,67.1-67.11,DIG.8,DIG.9,327,510,504-508,545-547,561,563,500,501,487 ;248/441.1,442.2,451,452

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D302568	August 1989	Berger
D364188	November 1995	Wolff
D375976	November 1996	Marguerie
D392181	March 1998	Bries et al.
D393878	April 1998	Suzuki
D412343	July 1999	Offenhauer
4506416	March 1985	Ohminato et al.
4959892	October 1990	Wang
5079808	January 1992	Brown
5400483	March 1995	Noda

Foreign Patent Documents

	WO97/46142		Dec 1997		WO

Other References

Five pages from "Haworth Crossings.TM. List Prices/Specification Guide", dated November, 1998..

Primary Examiner: Holtje; Martie K.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.