Frame-hanger-to-frame-hanger tie-plate

- Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a frame-hanger to frame-hanger tie-plate showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a frame-hanger-to-frame-hanger tie-plate, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D672287
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2010
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 2012
Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. (Itasca, IL)
Inventors: Shawn D. Noble (Naperville, IL), Michael P. Robinson (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Mark Goodwin
Attorney: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Application Number: 29/369,287
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chassis Element (33) (D12/159); D8/349