End effector with a rounded tip
Granted 29 Nov 2011 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Covidien · originally TE Connectivity
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Inventors: Dylan R. Kingsley, John Twomey, Jeffrey R. Unger, James D. Allen, IV +1 · Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of an end effector with a rounded tip in accordance with an embodiment of the present design;
FIG. 2 is a front, perspective view of a top portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front, elevation view of the top portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear, elevation view of the top portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a top, plan view of the top portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a bottom, plan view of the top portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 7 is a right, side elevational view of the top portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 8 is a left, side elevational view of the top portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 9 is a front, perspective view of a bottom portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged front, elevation view of the bottom portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 11 is a rear, elevation view of the bottom portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 12 is a top, plan view of the bottom portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 13 is a bottom, plan view of the bottom portion of the end effector with a rounded TIP of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 14 is a right, side elevational view of the bottom portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 15 is a left, side elevational view of the bottom portion of the end effector with a rounded tip of FIG. 1 .
In FIGS. 1-15 , the features of the end effector with a rounded tip shown in phantom lines are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a part of the claimed design.
The broken line showing of portions of an end effector with a rounded tip is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.
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