Conduit splice component

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conduit splice component showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof shown on an enlarged scale, the upper and lower halves being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof showing a second embodiment, the upper and lower halves being mirror images of one another;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof showing a third embodiment, the upper and lower halves being mirror images of one another;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof showing a fourth embodiment, the upper and lower halves being mirror images of one another;

FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view thereof, with the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view; and,

FIG. 17 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 is a mirror image of the bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 14, while the top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 is a mirror image of the top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 14. The left end elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 is identical to the view shown in FIG. 15, while the right end elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 is a mirror image of the view shown in FIG. 15. The front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 is identical to the view shown in FIG. 16, while the rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 is identical to the view shown in FIG. 17. In FIG. 1, the broken line showing of the conductor cable and the corresponding splice component is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D351588
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 25, 1992
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 1994
Inventor: Jerry E. McCain (Springville, AL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney: Richard C. Litman
Application Number: 7/857,303
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D13/154)