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  • Patent Grant
  • D483094
  • Patent Number
    D483,094
  • Date Filed
    Monday, December 16, 2002
    21 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, December 2, 2003
    20 years ago
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Abstract
Description




FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of our design for a pipe coupling;




FIG. 2 is a side view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side, the top and bottom views being identical thereto;




FIG. 3 is an end view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 1, the opposite end view being identical;




FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our design for a pipe coupling;




FIG. 5 is a side view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 4, the opposite side, the top and bottom views being identical thereto; and,




FIG. 6 is an end view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 4, the opposite end view being identical.




The broken lines shown in the various Figures are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for a pipe coupling, as shown and described.
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Entry
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/007,951, filed Dec. 13, 2001, entitled “Mechanical Pipe Coupling Derived from a Standard Fitting”0 (Snyder Sr. et al).
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U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/172,660, filed Dec. 16, 2002, entitled Elbow Coupling (Snyder Sr. et al).
U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/172,658, filed Dec. 16, 2002, entitled Tee Coupling (Snyder Sr. et al).
U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/172,657, filed Dec. 16, 2002, entitled Pipe Coupling (Dole et al).
U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/172,654, filed Dec. 16, 2002, entitled Elbow Coupling (Dole et al).
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