Drop wire clamp

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drop wire clamp according to our new design, the broken lines of which are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the drop wire clamp of FIG. 1.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a drop wire clamp, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D501394
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 2004
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2005
Assignee: Senior Industries, Inc. (Wood Dale, IL)
Inventors: George J. Franks, Jr. (Inverness, IL), Isaac Jack Sachs (Montreal)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Assistant Examiner: Elizabeth Albert
Attorney: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 29/197,156
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/356