Pulling eye
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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 invention.
Claims
The ornamental design for a pulling eye, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 2013
Assignee: Southwire Company (Carrollton, GA)
Inventors: Allan Wayne Daniel (Woodland, AL), Timothy M. Andrea (Douglasville, GA)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Application Number: 29/384,954