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Worm gear adjuster

Granted 7 May 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Gentex Corporation · originally ARTISENT, LLC

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Inventors: David C. Rogers, Leonard M. Koenig, Peter L. Stokes, Duco W. Noordzij · Examiner: Patricia Palasik · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/386,672
filed 3 Mar 2011
Publication
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US D681707
granted 7 May 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the worm gear adjuster disposed on a headband;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the worm gear adjuster disposed on a helmet;

FIG. 3 is a front side view of the worm gear adjuster;

FIG. 4 is a rear side view of the worm gear adjuster;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the worm gear adjuster;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the worm gear adjuster;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the worm gear adjuster; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the worm gear adjuster.

The headband, the helmet, and certain features of the worm gear adjuster are shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D15/199

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