Tie-down bracket

- Keeper Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of that portion of the present invention which is visible when the invention is installed for use.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention with the parts separated so as to permit installation.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the tie-down bracket of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the tie-down bracket of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the tie-down bracket of the present invention, with the tie-down ring in a lowered position; the rear elevation view being a mirror image.

FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the tie-down bracket of the present invention with the tie-down ring in a lowered position; the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image.

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the tie-down bracket of the present invention with the tie-down ring in a raised position; the rear elevation view being a mirror image.

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the tie-down bracket of the present invention with the tie-down ring in the raised position; the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the tie-down bracket of the present invention.

The environmental structure rendered in broken line in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the guidelines showing alignment of the invention's assembly in broken line in FIG. 3 are for illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a tie-down bracket, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D565935
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 8, 2008
Assignee: Keeper Corporation (North Windham, CT)
Inventor: Ricky W. Selby (Moosup, CT)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Karen Acker
Attorney: M. P. Williams
Application Number: 29/260,646
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/356