Pipe element

- Victaulic Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an embodiment of our design for a pipe element;

FIG. 2 is a left end view of the design for the pipe element shown in FIG. 1, the right end view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the design for the pipe element shown in FIG. 1, the bottom, left and right side views being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is longitudinal sectional view of a pipe element, taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an isometric view of an embodiment of our design for a pipe element;

FIG. 6 is a left end view of the design for the pipe element shown in FIG. 5, the right end view being identical thereto;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the design for the pipe element shown in FIG. 5, the bottom, left and right side views being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pipe element, taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 7.

The broken line showing in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a pipe element, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D720051
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 2014
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 2014
Assignee: Victaulic Company (Easton, PA)
Inventors: Douglas R Dole (Whitehouse Station, NJ), Scott D. Madara (Nazareth, PA), Charles E Wilk, Jr. (Slatington, PA), Anthony J Cuvo (Coopersburg, PA)
Primary Examiner: Eric Goodman
Assistant Examiner: Daniel J Domino
Application Number: 29/480,895
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pipe, Tubing Or Hose (D23/266)