Plug for use at an end of a tube

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the plug for use at an end of a tube;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken at 66 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken at 77 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken at 88 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a reference view of the plug for use at an end of a tube together with a heat exchanger pipe for a steam generator; and,

FIG. 10 is a reference view of the plug for use at an end of a tube together with a heat exchanger pipe for a steam generator, a tube support plate, and a tube plate.

The broken line showing of parts of the drawings is included for the purpose of illustrating use and environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a plug for use at an end of a tube, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D615642
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 2009
Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Osaka)
Inventors: Yuji Abe (Nishinomiya), Tomio Yoshino (Takarazuka)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: David G Muller
Attorney: Dennis R. Haszko
Application Number: 29/351,556
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