Quick-connect coupling

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of quick-connect coupling showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is another side elevational view thereof taken from the side opposite of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof rotated 90.degree. from that of the side shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is another side elevational view thereof taken from the side opposite of that shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D314234
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 1988
Date of Patent: Jan 29, 1991
Assignee: Great Plains Industries, Inc. (Wichita, KS)
Inventor: Brook J. Beaston (Wichita, KS)
Primary Examiner: James R. Largen
Assistant Examiner: Demetrius Reynolds
Attorney: Bill D. McCarthy
Application Number: 7/160,506
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)