Pulling eye

- Southwire Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pulling eye;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the pulling eye;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the pulling eye;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the pulling eye;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pulling eye;

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; 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.

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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Patent History
Patent number: D686061
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/382