Tie rod connector

- Aircraft Gear Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, front, and top perspective view of a tie rod connector showing my new design, where portions thereof are shown with cross hatching to indicate orange colored surfaces;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the tie rod connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the tie rod connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the tie rod connector of FIG. 1 taken through line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a right end view of the tie rod connector of FIG. 1, the broken lines and circular interior region forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 6 is a left end view of the tie rod connector of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left, front, and top perspective view of the tie rod connector of FIG. 1 with one environment being shown in dotted lines, the environment not forming any part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tie rod connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D891999
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 2019
Date of Patent: Aug 4, 2020
Assignee: Aircraft Gear Corporation (Loves Park, IL)
Inventor: Sean M. Carlini (Rockford, IL)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Kathleen L Jones
Application Number: 29/689,319
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chassis Element (33) (D12/159)