USPatent applicationPatented

Shackle

Granted 16 Sep 2008 · 1 office action

Assignee: Master Lock

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Inventors: Christopher Rohde, John Blomstrom, Glenn P. Meekma, John Heppner · Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application· this page
29/279,888
filed 10 May 2007
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Patent
US D576859
granted 16 Sep 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shackle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along the lines 4 — 4 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of FIG. 1 , wherein the left side view is a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a top view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 shown in an alternate environment;

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of FIG. 8 , wherein the left side view is a mirror image;

FIG. 12 is a top view of FIG. 8 ; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of FIG. 8 .

The broken lines shown in the drawing disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/343

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495 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Mitchell I. Siegel
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