Brace for securing spaced apart structural components

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective of a brace for securing spaced apart structural components;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right elevational view thereof, the left elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The brace is shown broken in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5 to indicate variable length.

Claims

The ornamental design for a brace for securing spaced apart structural components, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D575139
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 2007
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 2008
Assignee: MiTek Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Inventors: Robert A. LePoire (St. Albans, MO), Christopher L. Hollander (Wildwood, MO), David C. Wert (Pacific, MO)
Primary Examiner: Holly H Baynham
Attorney: Senniger Powers LLP
Application Number: 29/282,542
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/349