Coupling assembly
The evenly dashed broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the coupling assembly and environment that form no part of the claim. The dash-dot-dash broken line showing depicts the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof The dash-dot-dash broken lines shown in
Claims
The ornamental design for a coupling assembly, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2023
Assignee: Springseal, Inc. (Streetsboro, OH)
Inventor: Mark Knapp (Ravenna, OH)
Primary Examiner: Amy C Wierenga
Application Number: 29/708,024