Welding electrode holder Patent Grant Peters , et al. May 11, 2 [Lincoln Global, Inc.]

Welding electrode holder

Peters , et al. May 11, 2

Patent Grant D615573

U.S. patent number D615,573 [Application Number D/339,980] was granted by the patent office on 2010-05-11 for welding electrode holder. This patent grant is currently assigned to Lincoln Global, Inc.. Invention is credited to Matthew Alan Bennett, Eric C. Briggs, Lynn Briggs, Richard B. Droller, Chris Gandee, Jeremiah Hennessey, Erin L. Justice, Zachary Steven Lenker, Andrew Paul Lundell, Carl Peters, Matthew Wayne Wallace, David Anthony Zboray.

United States Patent	D615,573
Peters , et al.	May 11, 2010

Welding electrode holder

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a welding electrode holder, as shown and described.

Inventors:	Peters; Carl (Solon, OH), Justice; Erin L. (Berea, OH), Gandee; Chris (Bellville, OH), Zboray; David Anthony (Trumbull, CT), Bennett; Matthew Alan (Milford, CT), Wallace; Matthew Wayne (Farmington, CT), Hennessey; Jeremiah (Manchester, CT), Lenker; Zachary Steven (Vernon, CT), Lundell; Andrew Paul (New Britain, CT), Briggs; Lynn (Bristol, CT), Droller; Richard B. (New Hartford, CT), Briggs; Eric C. (Bristol, CT)
Assignee:	Lincoln Global, Inc. (City of Industry, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/339,980
Filed:	July 10, 2009

Current U.S. Class:	D15/144
Current International Class:	1509
Field of Search:	;D8/30,54 ;D15/144,144.1,144.2 ;219/70,138,139,140,141,142,143,144

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Primary Examiner: Snapp; Sandra
Assistant Examiner: Palasik; Patricia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dunn; Kevin M. Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a welding electrode holder;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a end view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the bottom of which is unornamented;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a welding electrode holder;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a end view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the bottom of which is unornamented;

The broken lines shown in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention. The cord is shown broken away to indicate that no particular length is claimed.

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