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Nut

Granted 30 Jul 2024 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

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Inventors: Zhilin Li, Haijie Yu · Examiner: Rachel A. Voorhies · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application
29/829,872
filed 8 Mar 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D1036954
granted 30 Jul 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front and top of an embodiment of a nut;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rear and bottom of the nut of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the nut of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the nut of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the nut of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the nut of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of the nut of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the nut of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a front and top of another embodiment of a nut;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a rear and bottom of the nut of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the nut of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the nut of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the nut of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the nut of FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view of the nut of FIG. 9 ; and,

FIG. 16 is a right side elevational view of the nut of FIG. 9 .

The dash-dash-dash broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/397

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Examiner
Rachel A. Voorhies
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