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Sensor mount assembly

Granted 13 Aug 2013 · no office action yet

Assignee: SMC Corporation of America

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Inventors: Kunihiro Suzuki, Mitsuru Machijima · Examiner: Mark Goodwin · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/402,037
filed 20 Sep 2011
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US D687698
granted 13 Aug 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 shows a front view of a…

FIG. 1 shows a front view of a sensor mount assembly showing my new design;

FIG. 2 shows a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 shows a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 shows a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 shows a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 shows a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 shows a top, front and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 shows a top, front and left side exploded perspective view thereof to illustrate a mounting member and a sensor folder separately;

FIG. 9 shows a bottom view thereof with the sensor folder removed to illustrate the bottom surface of the mounting member;

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 10 - 10 in FIG. 5 ; and,

FIG. 11 shows a reduced scale top, front and left side perspective view thereof in use with a cylinder and a sensor.

The cylinder and the sensor shown in broken lines in FIG. 11 are for the purpose of illustrating the environment only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/354

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