Crane tie-arm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first variant of the design;

FIG. 2 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 3 is the other end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is one side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is the other side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the first variant of the design;

FIG. 9 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 10 is the other end view thereof;

FIG. 11 is one side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is the other side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a second variant of the design;

FIG. 16 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 17 is the other end view thereof;

FIG. 18 is one side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is the other side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the second variant of the design;

FIG. 23 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 24 is the other end view thereof;

FIG. 25 is one side view thereof;

FIG. 26 is the other side view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the crane tie arm and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a crane tie-arm, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D874082
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 1, 2016
Date of Patent: Jan 28, 2020
Inventor: John Rene Spronken (Calgary)
Primary Examiner: Gino Colan
Application Number: 29/576,211
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