Clamp

- Edwards Vacuum LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a clamp showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dash-dash-dash lines shown in the drawings are included for purposes of illustrating portions of the clamp and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash lines represent boundaries of the claimed design and do not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a clamp, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D944070
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2022
Assignee: Edwards Vacuum LLC (Sanborn, NY)
Inventors: Gregory Ryan Le Mon (Sanborn, NY), David Wren Dupre (Sanborn, NY), Jacob Henry Goeke (Sanborn, NY), Jeffrey Robert Schwab (Sanborn, NY), Mark Kollin Romeo (Sanborn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Michael A Kervin
Application Number: 29/725,684
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/72