Probe for a portable coordinate measurement machine

- Faro Technologies, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of our new probe for a portable coordinate measurement machine;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our new probe for a portable coordinate measurement machine;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof with the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a probe for a portable coordinate measurement machine, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D491210
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 2003
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 2004
Assignee: Faro Technologies, Inc. (Lake Mary, FL)
Inventors: Simon Raab (Maitland, FL), Seyed Ali Sajedi (Winter Park, FL), Kenneth J. Hasloecher (Deltona, FL), Marc Barber (Deltona, FL)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Cantor Colburn LLP
Application Number: 29/175,934
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D15/199)
International Classification: 1599;