Flange with vertical slot and jack

- Southwire Company, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flange with vertical slot and jack in use condition, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a flange with vertical slot and jack thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof.

The evenly spaced broken lines shown in the drawings are directed to environment, are for informational purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design.

The surface shading on the claimed portion is provided only to indicate the character and/or any contour or curvature of the surfaces. It does not indicate color, texture, markings that actually exist thereon, indicia, graphic representations, surface treatment, or any other ornamentation applied to the article.

It is recognized that the inventive aspects of the current design exist in the flange aperture as a whole, in all individual portions and elements thereof, and in all combinations of portions and elements thereof. As such, Applicant reserves the right to amend this application and/or to file one or more divisional and/or continuation applications to specifically claim the parts as a whole, to specifically claim individual portions or elements thereof, and/or to specifically claim combinations of portions and elements thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flange with vertical slot and jack, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D836560
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 5, 2018
Date of Patent: Dec 25, 2018
Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC (Carrollton, GA)
Inventors: Richard Mike Temblador (Carrollton, GA), Myron Dale Deese (Carrollton, GA), Harry William Kent, Jr. (Carrollton, GA), Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez (Powder Springs, GA), James Philip Tuggle (Carrollton, GA), Franklin Clarence Calhoun (Carrollton, GA)
Primary Examiner: Daniel Bui
Application Number: 29/643,214