Bicycle seat tube clamp

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a bicycle seat tube clamp showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bicycle seat tube clamp, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D587633
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 4, 2008
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 2009
Assignee: L.H. Thomson Company, Inc. (Macon, GA)
Inventors: David Michael Parrett (Macon, GA), Troy Nathan Boston (Cochran, GA), Eric Reid Lassiter (Monroe, GA), Mark Patrick McJunkin (Atlanta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Linda Brooks
Attorney: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
Application Number: 29/306,277
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Saddle Post Or Support (17) (D12/119)