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US 1,118,284 · App. 29/957,539 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Line straightening hand tool

Inventors: Chad Timothy Leichliter (Quakertown, PA); Steven William Butcher (Collegeville, PA); Katherine Adelia Goodman (Feasterville, PA)
Assignee: RB Distribution, Inc.
A62C33/00
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Patent No.
US 1,118,284
App. No.
29/957,539
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a line straightening hand tool as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2026
From: RB DISTRIBUTION, INC.; SUPER ATV, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075844/0897 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2024
From: LEICHLITER, CHAD TIMOTHY; BUTCHER, STEVEN WILLIAM; GOODMAN, KATHERINE ADELIA
To: RB DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 068286/0108 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18166200 · Feb 8, 2023
Continuation 29870901 · Feb 8, 2023
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