Spike connector with reverse taper

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spike connector with reverse taper embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is an opposite end view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D300177
Type: Grant
Filed: May 8, 1986
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 1989
Assignee: Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
Inventors: Marc Bellotti (Winnetka, IL), Randy K. Murphey (Kenosha, WI), Larry C. Taylor (McHenry, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Attorneys: Paul C. Flattery, Daniel D. Ryan, Charles R. Mattenson
Application Number: 6/862,395
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/52