Single tube crutch

- Medline Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a single tube crutch in a packaged configuration showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the packaged configuration;

FIG. 3 is a first perspective view of the single tube crutch;

FIG. 4 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines represent environment that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a single tube crutch, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D821085
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 20, 2016
Date of Patent: Jun 26, 2018
Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc. (Northfield, IL)
Inventor: Joseph Ritter (Arlington Heights, IL)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: Benjamin M Weeks
Application Number: 29/571,624
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/8