Tie loop for vehicle article carrier

- Huron/St. Clair Company
Description

FIG. 1 is an outer perspective view of a tie loop for vehicle article carrier showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an inner perspective view thereof with a lever forming part of the invention shown in a closed position;

FIG. 3 is an inner perspective view thereof with the lever shown in open position;

FIG. 4 is an outer side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an inner side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an end elevation view thereof taken along line VIII of FIG. 6; and

FIG. 9 is an end elevation view thereof taken along line IX of FIG. 6.

The broken lines in the drawing are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D283117 March 25, 1986 Bott
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Patent History
Patent number: D312605
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 1988
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 1990
Assignee: Huron/St. Clair Company (Port Huron, MI)
Inventors: Craig A. Stapleton (Port Huron, MI), Curtis J. Nordin (Port Huron, MI)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Melody Brown
Attorneys: Leon E. Redman, Malcolm L. Sutherland
Application Number: 7/157,332
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/157