Cam lock

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a cam lock showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the cam lock that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cam lock, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1068446
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 21, 2021
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 2025
Assignee: MCS Industries, Inc. (Easton, PA)
Inventors: Michael Lee Pyle (Sugar Grove, IL), Steven Patrick McGowan (Perkasie, PA), Matthew Scott Kressin (Allentown, PA), Richard Joseph Ehrhardt (Easton, PA), Robert Terry Coyle, Jr. (Palmer, PA)
Primary Examiner: Steven J Czyz
Application Number: 29/767,260
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/382