Plate joiner

- Porter-Cable Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right elevational view of a plate joiner showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 7 is a top left perspective view with the fence at a 90.degree. angle; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom right perspective view with the fence at a 90.degree. angle.

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Patent History
Patent number: D400771
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 1998
Assignee: Porter-Cable Corporation (Jackson, TN)
Inventors: John C. Smith (Jackson, TN), Mark A. Etter (Jackson, TN)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/71,935
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/64; D8/67; D8/69
International Classification: 0803;