Joint for pipe structure

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a joint for pipe structure showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line VIII--VIII of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line IX--IX of FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line X--X of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a top, front, and right side perspective view with the pipe being for illustrative purposes only; and,

FIG. 12 is a reduced perspective view, the dashed-and-two-dotted lines showing of pipes, wires, and wheels, the full lines showing of the joints for the pipe structure and additional joints for the pipe structure being for illustrative purposes only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D304904 December 5, 1989 Kercher
D348723 July 12, 1994 Carroll
D392372 March 17, 1998 Saito et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D397211
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 1998
Assignee: Yazaki Industrial Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka)
Inventors: Seiji Hirano (Shizuoka), Asao Shoda (Shizuoka)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorney: Eric P. Schellin
Application Number: 0/82,434
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)
International Classification: 2301;