Connecting rod

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the connecting rod.

FIG. 2 is bottom perspective view of the connecting rod of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the connecting rod of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of the connecting rod of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the connecting rod of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a back perspective view of the connecting rod of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the connecting rod of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the connecting rod of FIG. 1.

The stippled surface shading represents the surface appearance created by sand casting.

The broken line in FIG. 6 represents the boundary between claimed and unclaimed areas of the connecting rod which forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a connecting rod, as shown.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1905925 April 1933 Manning
D416131 November 9, 1999 Dafski
6282983 September 4, 2001 Evans
6502480 January 7, 2003 Walker et al.
7155791 January 2, 2007 Foster
7418886 September 2, 2008 Kubota et al.
7574795 August 18, 2009 Ishida et al.
20070137422 June 21, 2007 Betzmeir
Foreign Patent Documents
2057015 May 1972 DE
1355350 June 1974 GB
2000337346 December 2000 JP
Patent History
Patent number: D643441
Type: Grant
Filed: May 22, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 2011
Assignee: Georg Fischer Engineering AG (Singen)
Inventors: Christian Knobloch (Potsdam), Roman Brauner (Singen)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Maurice Stevens
Attorney: Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.
Application Number: 29/318,557
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/5)