Spring member of an optical fiber polishing fixture

- Domaille Engineering, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a spring member of an optical fiber polishing fixture showing an embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a portion of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side perspective view of the portion shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is another side perspective view of the portion shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a spring member of an optical fiber polishing fixture showing another embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a top view of a portion of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a side perspective view of the portion shown in FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 12 is another side perspective view of the portion shown in FIG. 10.

Any broken line illustrations of environmental structure in the drawings are not part of the design sought to be patented. The broken lines showing an optical fiber polishing fixture in FIGS. 1-3 and 7-9 illustrate environmental structure only and do not form part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing additional spring members in FIGS. 1-3 and 7-9 illustrate environmental structure only and do not form part of the claimed design. FIGS. 4-6 and 10-12 show a portion of the optical fiber polishing fixture and include broken lines illustrating environmental structure only and do not form part of the claimed design.

The surface shading in FIGS. 4-6 and 10-12 illustrates that the spring member is part of the optical fiber polishing fixture and distinguishes between open areas and solid areas of the spring member.

Claims

The ornamental design for a spring member of an optical fiber polishing fixture, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D808236
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2016
Date of Patent: Jan 23, 2018
Assignee: Domaille Engineering, LLC (Rochester, MN)
Inventors: Gregory A. Schumacher (Plainview, MN), Jill B. Christie (St. Charles, MN), Timothy E. Kanne (Rochester, MN)
Primary Examiner: Austin Murphy
Application Number: 29/556,095
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/70