Tile hook

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of a tile hook;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the tile hook that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tile hook, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1123811
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 25, 2023
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2026
Assignee: Unirac, Inc. (Albuquerque, NM)
Inventors: Deepthi Gangumalla (Hyderabad), Nikhil Babu P (Hyderabad)
Primary Examiner: Christian P. Mclean
Assistant Examiner: Benjamin L. Gray
Application Number: 29/910,897
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