Utility knife

Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of a utility knife, showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the knife of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the knife of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front end view of the knife of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear end view of the knife of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of FIG. 1 showing the left side of the knife;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 showing the left side view of the knife, the blade being shown in broken line for illustrative purposes only, the blade forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a right side view of a modified embodiment of the design, the broken lines showing a clasp and a recess for the clasp for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the knife of FIG. 9, the broken lines showing a clasp lever and a recess for the clasp lever for illustrative purposes only and forn no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the knife of FIG. 9, the broken lines showing the joint line dividing the two halves of the knife, a button, a track in which the button moves, and a recess for the button for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the knife of FIG. 9, the broken lines showing the clasp, the clasp lever, the recesses therefor and the joint line dividing the two halves of the knife for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 13 is a front end view of the knife of FIG. 9, the broken lines showing the button, the joint line dividing the two halves of the knife, the track and the recess for the button for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 14 is a rear end view of the knife of FIG. 9, the broken lines showing the joint line dividing the two halves of the knife for illustrative purposes only, these items shown in broken lines forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of FIG. 9 showing the right side of the knife;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of FIG. 9 showing the left side of the knife;

FIG. 17 is a right side view of the knife of FIG. 9, further showing the knife blade extended and in broken lines; and,

FIG. 18 is a top view of the knife of FIG. 9.

The broken lines are in no way intended to form part of the claimed design and are for illustrative purposes only.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a utility knife, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Falt; Peter F. (Overland Park, KS)
Assignee:	Hunt Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/106,640
Filed:	June 18, 1999

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	096045	Nov 4, 1998

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/98; D8/99
Current International Class:	0803
Field of Search:	;D8/98,99,100,107 ;30/162,320,329,335,125

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D234570	March 1975	Craddock
D310475	September 1990	Weimann
D311854	November 1990	Wilson et al.
D346730	May 1994	Quiros
D349227	August 1994	Ragland et al.
D383963	September 1997	Gold
D399720	October 1998	Owens et al.
D408704	April 1999	Gilbert

Primary Examiner: Hyder; Philip S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP