Combined handle for a letter opener or a staple remover

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a combined handle for a letter opener or a staple remover, a representative letter opener blade being shown in broken lines, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof, the opposite top plan view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof.

No claim is made to the portions shown in broken lines.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for the combined handle for a letter opener or a staple remover, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Chudek; Christopher (Smyrna, GA), Peterson; Michael E. (Fairfield, CT), Buchtmann; Larry (Goldsboro, NC)
Assignee:	Acme United Corporation (Fairfield, CT)
Appl. No.:	D/213,571
Filed:	September 20, 2004

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/104; D8/48
Current International Class:	0803
Field of Search:	;D8/102-107,48,98,41,82-87 ;D19/69 ;D7/642-652,401.2 ;81/177.1,177.5,436-440,489 ;16/110.1,430-431

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D79010	July 1929	Barnhart
D310015	August 1990	Evenson
D352217	November 1994	Hochfeld et al.
D431960	October 2000	Hay
D435399	December 2000	Pease et al.
D438057	February 2001	Kerman

Primary Examiner: Burgess; Pamela
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Gross; Gabriel S. Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.