Ball-and-socket joint for tow bar

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, side and rear perspective view of a ball-and-socket joint for tow bar showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, side and front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, the elevational view of the opposing being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an exploded top, side and front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a reduced side elevational view showing the ball-and-socket joint for tow bar in use; the broken lines depict environmental structure for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a ball-and-socket joint for tow bar, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D546735
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 2006
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2007
Assignee: Automatic Equipment Manufacting Company (Pender, NE)
Inventors: Merton Hahne (Coleridge, NE), Mark Penlerick (Wayne, NE), Anthony Crippen (Pender, NE)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Assistant Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Attorney: Donald R. Schoonover
Application Number: 29/251,066
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