Suspension tie-plate

- Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the top, from, and right sides of a suspension tie-plate having the inventive design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the suspension tie-plate shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the suspension tie-plate shown in FIG. 1, wherein the front elevational view of FIG. 2 is identical to the rear elevational view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the suspension tie-plate shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the suspension tie-plate shown in FIG. 1, wherein the top plan view of FIG. 4 is identical to the bottom plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the suspension tie-plate shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the suspension tie-plate shown in FIG. 1, wherein the left side elevational view of FIG. 6 is identical to the right side elevational view of FIG. 7.

Claims

The ornamental design for a suspension tie-plate, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D645794
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 2009
Date of Patent: Sep 27, 2011
Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. (Itasca, IL)
Inventors: Shawn D. Noble (Naperville, IL), Michael P. Robinson (Chicago, IL), Hormoz Kerendian (Buffalo Grove, IL), Ashley T. Dudding (Yorkville, IL)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Attorney: McDonell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Application Number: 29/342,335
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chassis Element (33) (D12/159)