US D1,136,821 S1Grant
Tongs
Issue Date:2026-07-28
•1 Claims
•11 Drawing Sheets
Abstract
Metadata
Assignee
- Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
Inventor
- Luke Sabus
Application Information
Application Number:US 29/969,693
Filing Date:2024-10-23
Priority Date:2024-10-23
Art Unit:2922
Classifications
Field of Search:
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Patent Drawings (11 sheets)
Description
[0001] FIG. 1 is a left perspective view of tongs according to my new design;
[0002] FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof;
[0003] FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
[0004] FIG. 4 is a bottom left-side perspective view thereof;
[0005] FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;
[0006] FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;
[0007] FIG. 7 is a left-side view thereof;
[0008] FIG. 8 is a right-side view thereof;
[0009] FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,
[0010] FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.
[0011] The shade lines reprsent surface shading and not surface ornamentation, color, or material type.
Claims
CLAIM
The ornamental design for tongs, as shown and described.
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