Metal fitting for connecting electric wires

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a metal fitting for connecting electric wires of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view along the line 8-8 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view along the line 9-9 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 10-10 in FIG. 1 of the portions of FIG. 1 defined by the line 10′-10′ and FIG. 5 defined by the line 10″ and 10″.

The features shown in evenly-dashed broken lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings represent the bounds of the claimed subject matter, the dot-dash broken lines, themselves forming no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a metal fitting for connecting electric wires as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1098049
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 6, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 2025
Assignee: HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Yutaro Tanaka (Tokyo), Junichi Kawahata (Tokyo), Minoru Fujiwara (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: George D. Kirschbaum
Assistant Examiner: Denis Houyoux
Application Number: 29/888,929
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D13/154)