Pulling eye

- Southwire Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pulling eye, where the broken line showing of a head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the pulling eye, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the pulling eye, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the pulling eye, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pulling eye, where the broken line showing of an aperture in the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the pulling eye showing a first alternative for connecting the head portion of the pulling eye to a barrel portion of the pulling eye, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the pulling eye showing a second alternative for connecting the head portion of the pulling eye to the barrel portion of the pulling eye, where the broken line showings of the head portion of the pulling eye and a screw portion of the barrel portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

The left side view and bottom view of the pulling eye are not shown, as they are identical to the right side view and top view of the pulling eye shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, respectively.

The broken line showing of the pulling eye is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pulling eye, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D632165
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 17, 2010
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2011
Assignee: Southwire Company (Carrollton, GA)
Inventors: Allan Wayne Daniel (Woodland, AL), Timothy M. Andrea (Douglasville, GA)
Primary Examiner: Holly H Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Attorney: Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC
Application Number: 29/368,014
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/382