Mechanical coupling

- Victaulic Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of our design for a pipe coupling;

FIG. 2 is an end view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 1, the opposite end view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the pipe coupling shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1–5 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a mechanical coupling, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D568971
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2007
Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
Assignee: Victaulic Company (Easton, PA)
Inventors: John Gibb (Beeton), Douglas R. Dole (Whitehouse Station, NJ), Michael V. Porter (Easton, PA), William A. Nagle (Laureldale, PA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP
Application Number: 29/296,149
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)