Tee coupling

- Victaulic Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of our design for a tee coupling;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 1, the right side being shown in perspective in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 1, the opposite end view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our design for a tee coupling;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6, the right side being shown in perspective in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an end view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6, the opposite end view being identical;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a top view of the tee coupling shown in FIG. 6.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 6, 8 and 10 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tee coupling, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D517176
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 21, 2005
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2006
Assignee: Victaulic Company (Easton, PA)
Inventors: Charles E. Wilk, Jr. (Northampton, PA), Anthony J. Cuvo (Coopersburg, PA), Jianyong Sun (Macungie, PA)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Webster
Attorney: Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP
Application Number: 29/234,679
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)