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Mechanical plug

Granted 7 Feb 2017 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Prime Wire & Cable, Inc.

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Inventors: Cynthia Marvel, Gerry Bateman, Meng Choo Loh, Mark Medley +1 · Examiner: Holly Baynham · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/443,210
filed 29 Mar 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D778237
granted 7 Feb 2017

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Description

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›This application claims priority to U.S. patent application…

This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/385,616, filed Jan 14, 2013.

FIG. 1 is a top view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 6 is a right-side view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 8 is a back view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 11 is a left-side view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 12 is a right-side view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 14 is a back view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 16 is a top view of the mechanical plug.

FIG. 17 is a left-side view of the mechanical plug; and,

FIG. 18 is a right-side view of the mechanical plug.

In FIGS. 1-6 the mechanical plug is shown with a break in its length. In the drawings, the broken lines depict unclaimed subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/137.2

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Pendency
3.9 y
1,411 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
3
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Examiner
Holly Baynham
art unit 2915 · TC 2900
Citations: 10 back · 0 forward

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