Mudsill anchor

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the mudsill anchor showing my design.

FIG. 2 is top plan view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a lower end elevation view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the mudsill anchor showing my design.

FIG. 8 is top plan view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a lower end elevation view of the mudsill anchor of FIG. 7.

Claims

The ornamental design for the mudsill anchor, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D656391
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 2009
Date of Patent: Mar 27, 2012
Inventors: Thomas B. McClain (Pleasanton, CA), Scott James Fischer (San Jose, CA), Jin-Jie Lin (Livermore, CA), Paul Howard Oellerich (Hayward, CA)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Attorney: James R. Cypher
Application Number: 29/350,557
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/382; D8/354