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: D850900
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 2017
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2019
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: 29/624,060
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/396; Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)