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Tension and length adjuster for a shoelace or shock cord

Granted 26 Nov 1996 · no office action yet

Assignee: D P Design, Inc.

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Inventors: David L. Perry · Examiner: Doris V. Coles · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 6 Jun 1995
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US D375831
granted 26 Nov 1996

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tension and length adjuster for a shoelace or shock cord, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view, the rear being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of cord in FIG. 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D02/978D29/46D83/56

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