Tool to crimp non-metallic tubing onto fittings
Evenly-spaced broken lines showing the back hinge end of the tool, pliers, and plumbing components are included for the purpose of illustrating the unclaimed environmental structure of the tool to crimp non-metallic tubing onto fittings and form no part of the claimed design. The unevenly-spaced broken lines which define the bounds of the claimed design form no part thereof.
Both the top and the bottom are devoid of surface ornamentation. Characteristic features of the invention include a pleasant tapering of the jaws opposite the hinged end of the tool.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tool to crimp non-metallic tubing onto fittings, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 2010
Date of Patent: Oct 11, 2011
Inventor: Bruns Daniel Kidd (Limington, ME)
Primary Examiner: Cathron Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Deanna Fluegeman
Attorney: Maine Patent Program
Application Number: 29/380,238