Contact plate

- Senior Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a contact plate according to my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the contact plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the contact plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the contact plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the contact plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the contact plate of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of the contact plate of FIG. 1.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a contact plate, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D514514
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 2004
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2006
Assignee: Senior Industries, Inc. (Wood Dale, IL)
Inventor: George J. Franks, Jr. (Inverness, IL)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
Application Number: 29/197,604
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Connector, Conductor Or Housing Therefor (10) (D13/133)