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Articulating connector

Granted 9 Aug 2005 · no office action yet

Current assignee: COLUMBIA MEDICAL, LLC · originally Columbia Medical Manufacturing, LLC

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Inventors: Gary Werschmidt · Examiner: Joel A. Sincavage · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/189,437
filed 5 Sep 2003
Publication
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US D508175
granted 9 Aug 2005

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an articulating connector showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a front plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of additional parts and accessories is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D06/491

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Joel A. Sincavage
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