Tee coupling

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D481110
  • Patent Number
    D481,110
  • Date Filed
    Monday, December 16, 2002
    21 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 21, 2003
    20 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D23 262
    • D23 263
    • 285 13311
    • 285 13321
    • 285 1333
    • 285 1334
    • 285 1335
    • 285 1336
  • International Classifications
    • 2301
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Abstract
Description




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




FIG. 2 is a left side view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 1, the right side being shown in perspective in FIG. 1;




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




FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 1;




FIG. 5 is a top view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 1;




FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our design for a tee coupling;




FIG. 7 is a left side view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6, the right side being shown in perspective in FIG. 6;




FIG. 8 is an end view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6, the opposite end view being identical;




FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6; and,




FIG. 10 is a top view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6.




The broken lines in FIGS. 6, 8 and 10 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for a tee coupling, as shown and described.
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Number Name Date Kind
4047743 Weintraub et al. Sep 1977 A
4073514 Pate Feb 1978 A
4586734 Grenier May 1986 A
4848396 Sisk Jul 1989 A
4889318 Sisk Dec 1989 A
5603530 Guest Feb 1997 A
5695224 Grenier Dec 1997 A
D389562 Picton Jan 1998 S
6499771 Snyder, Sr. et al. Dec 2002 B1
Non-Patent Literature Citations (16)
Entry
AMS Anderson Metals Corporation 1987; Reducing Tee's.*
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