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Stackable electrical terminals

Granted 27 Sep 2016 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: BYRNE, NORMAN R. · originally Norman R. Byrne

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Inventors: Matthew R. Andree, Steven K. Meek, Robert L. Knapp, Norman R. Byrne · Examiner: Daniel Bui · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/524,686
filed 22 Apr 2015
Publication
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US D767500
granted 27 Sep 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of stackable electrical terminals showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is another bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the upper one of the stackable electrical terminals of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top perspective view of the middle one of the stackable electrical terminals of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 24 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top perspective view of the lower one of the stackable electrical terminals of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 29 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 30 is a right side elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 31 is a left side elevation thereof.

The even-broken lines in the drawing views are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the terminals only and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines represent the boundary of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/154

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CACA-164816-SS29 Jun 201613 Oct 2015grantedStackable electrical terminals in combination
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CACA-168954-SS29 Jun 201613 Oct 2015grantedStackable electrical terminal
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