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Rotational coupler

Granted 9 Nov 2021 · 8 office actions

Current assignee: Axis Lighting Inc. · originally AXIS LIGHTING INC.

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Inventors: Thomas James, Howard Yaphe, Joseph Esteves, Andrew Miles · Examiner: Holly E Thurman · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/624,856
filed 3 Nov 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D935314
granted 9 Nov 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view as viewed…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as viewed from above the rotational coupler showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view as viewed from below thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the rotational coupler and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dot-dash broken lines in the drawings define the bounds of the claim and from no part thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/382

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4
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3
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Examiner
Holly E Thurman
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USUS-10066812-B1B14 Sep 201823 May 2017grantedRotational couplers for light fixtures
USUS-2019086062-A1A121 Mar 201920 Aug 2018publishedRotational couplers for light fixtures
USUS-10677427-B2B29 Jun 202020 Aug 2018grantedRotational couplers for light fixtures
USUS-2020284408-A1A110 Sep 202026 May 2020publishedRotational couplers for light fixtures
USUS-10962204-B2B230 Mar 202126 May 2020grantedRotational couplers for light fixtures
USthis patentUS-D935314-SS19 Nov 20213 Nov 2017grantedRotational coupler
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CACA-2996734-A1A123 Nov 201827 Feb 2018publishedRotational couplers for light fixtures

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