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Low-profile coupler

Granted 15 Jan 2019 · no office action yet

Application
29/611,662
filed 24 Jul 2017
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US D838164
granted 15 Jan 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the ring showing the top, front, and the left side with the bottom oriented downward with respect to the page;

FIG. 2 is a top view with the front of the low-profile coupler;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view with the rear of the low-profile coupler;

FIG. 4 is a left view with the front of the low-profile coupler;

FIG. 5 is a right view with the front of the low-profile coupler;

FIG. 6 is a front view with the bottom of the low-profile coupler;

FIG. 7 is a rear view with the bottom of the low-profile coupler; and,

FIG. 8 is an environmental perspective view of the low-profile coupler showing the top while positioned in a cover with a portion of a base extending there-through.

The dashed lines in the drawing show environment structure and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/382

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2016316900-A1A13 Nov 201628 Apr 2015publishedMethods And Apparatus For A Low-Profile Coupler
USUS-9756930-B2B212 Sep 201728 Apr 2015grantedMethods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
USUS-2018344015-A1A16 Dec 201824 Jul 2017publishedMethods And Apparatus For A Low-Profile Coupler
USthis patentUS-D838164-SS115 Jan 201924 Jul 2017grantedLow-profile coupler
USUS-10413046-B2B217 Sep 201924 Jul 2017grantedMethods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
USUS-2019328120-A1A131 Oct 201911 Jul 2019publishedMethods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
USUS-10791821-B2B26 Oct 202011 Jul 2019grantedMethods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
USUS-2020397128-A1A124 Dec 20204 Sep 2020publishedMethods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
USUS-11564481-B2B231 Jan 20234 Sep 2020grantedMethods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler
USUS-2023172347-A1A18 Jun 202331 Jan 2023publishedBase for a low-profile coupler
USUS-11864646-B2B29 Jan 202431 Jan 2023grantedBase for a low-profile coupler
EPEP-3289841-A1A17 Mar 201825 Apr 2016publishedProcédés et appareil pour un coupleur à profil basfr
EPEP-3289841-A4A421 Nov 201825 Apr 2016publishedVerfahren und vorrichtung für einen koppler mit niedrigem profilde
EPEP-3289841-B1B18 Jul 202025 Apr 2016grantedSystème pour un coupleur à profil basfr
WOWO-2016176151-A1A13 Nov 201625 Apr 2016publishedMethods and apparatus for a low-profile coupler

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