Sleeve coupling

- Eastern Sheet Metal, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front plan view of a first embodiment of the sleeve coupling;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front plan view of a second embodiment of the sleeve coupling;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a front plan view of a third embodiment of the sleeve coupling;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a front plan view of a fourth embodiment of the sleeve coupling;

FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a front plan view of a fifth embodiment of the sleeve coupling;

FIG. 18 is a front perspective view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a top view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 17; and,

FIG. 20 is a bottom view of the sleeve coupling of FIG. 17.

The broken line showing of a sleeve structure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D430482
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2000
Assignee: Eastern Sheet Metal, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventor: William K. Stout, Jr. (Mason, OH)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Application Number: 0/105,244
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8382; Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)
International Classification: 0808;