String fixing device

- Nifco Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a string fixing device showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image of the front view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical to the top plan view;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the string fixing device, in the condition that a male member thereof is elastically pressed into a female member thereof to align holes respectively provided in the male member and the female member;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken along line 9--9 in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D343570 January 25, 1994 Meier
D368852 April 16, 1996 Ikeda
D399045 October 6, 1998 Liston
D402190 December 8, 1998 Anscher
D417388 December 7, 1999 Kawahara
5078310 January 7, 1992 Ferry
5737808 April 14, 1998 Ikeda
6018851 February 1, 2000 Anscher
Patent History
Patent number: D430484
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2000
Assignee: Nifco Inc. (Yokohama)
Inventor: Yasuhiko Ikeda (Toyonaka)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Reid Hecker
Law Firm: Kanesaka & Takeuchi
Application Number: 0/111,641
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8383
International Classification: 0808;