Suction adapter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a suction adapter.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of portion 8 of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of portion 9 of the suction adapter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a suction adapter.

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the suction adapter of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the suction adapter of FIG. 10.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the suction adapter of FIG. 10.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the suction adapter of FIG. 10.

FIG. 15 is a right side view of the suction adapter of FIG. 10.

FIG. 16 is a left side view of the suction adapter of FIG. 10.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of portion 17 of the suction adapter of FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 18 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of portion 18 of the suction adapter of FIG. 10.

The figures include broken, solid and dash-dot-dash lines. The areas within the solid lines form the claimed design. Dash-dot-dash lines illustrate boundaries that form no part of the claimed design, and portions of the suction adapter bounded by the dash-dot-dash lines form no part of the claimed design. Broken lines illustrate the environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a suction adapter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D804014
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 2015
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 2017
Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Memphis, TN)
Inventors: Ed Armstrong (Palm Harbor, FL), Stephen Gianelis (Abington, MA), Joseph Gordon (Mansfield, MA), Mark Guarraia (Providence, RI), Dan Nelsen (Central Falls, RI), Michael Salame (Norwich, CT)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/547,295