Hinged coupling

- Victaulic Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of our design for a hinged coupling;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the design of the hinged coupling shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the design of the hinged coupling shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the design of the hinged coupling shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the design of the hinged coupling shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the design of the hinged coupling shown in FIG. 1, the right side view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the hinged coupling that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a hinged coupling, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D813025
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 2016
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2018
Assignee: Victaulic Company (Easton, PA)
Inventors: Alan M. Yesavage (Lenhartsville, PA), Matthew A. Bowman (Palmer, PA), Philip Wayne Bancroft (Belvidere, NJ), Kathryn E. Yovanovich (Nazareth, PA), Ahmad Sith (Bethlehem, PA), Scott D. Madara (Nazareth, PA)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: John R Yeh
Application Number: 29/581,927
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/395