Tubing connector
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tubing connector showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a tubing connector showing an alternative embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 10 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 16--16 of FIG. 12.
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 21, 1995
Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
Assignee: Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL)
Inventors: Carl Joseph Piontek (Powell, OH), Robert Scott Osborne (Gahanna, OH), Robert Donald Clegg (Pickerington, OH), Bradford Lynn Buck (Gahanna, OH), Matthew Scott Fleming (Columbus, OH), Joseph Anthony Juratovac (Columbus, OH), Grant Richard Wilson (Columbus, OH), William Edward Patton (Dublin, OH), Kathryn Elizabeth Alexander (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Pamela Burgess
Attorneys: Brian R. Woodworth, Daniel J. Hulseberg
Application Number: 0/44,274
International Classification: 2404;
