Suspension spring
Noble , et al. February 15, 2
Patent Grant D632620
U.S. patent number D632,620 [Application Number D/344,284] was granted by the patent office on 2011-02-15 for suspension spring. This patent grant is currently assigned to Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.. Invention is credited to Christopher W. Forrest, Shawn D. Noble.
| United States Patent | D632,620 |
| Noble , et al. | February 15, 2011 |
Suspension spring
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a suspension spring, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Noble; Shawn D. (Naperville, IL), Forrest; Christopher W. (Auburn, IN) |
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| Assignee: | Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
(Itasca, IL) |
| Appl. No.: | D/344,284 |
| Filed: | September 25, 2009 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 29329359 | Nov 3, 2009 | D603303 | |||
| 12045069 | Mar 10, 2008 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D12/160 |
| Current International Class: | 1216 |
| Field of Search: | ;D12/400,340,161,159,120,118,114 ;280/11.225,86.752 ;188/315,316,298,274,281,286,297 ;293/134 ;267/195 ;279/2.01,2.17 |
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Primary Examiner: Nelson; T. Chase
Assistant Examiner: Pratt; Michael A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the top, front, and right side of a suspension spring having the inventive design;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the suspension spring shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the suspension spring shown in FIG. 1 and the back elevational view is identical to the front elevational view;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the suspension spring shown in FIG. 1 and the left side elevational view is identical to the right side elevational view; and,
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the suspension spring shown in FIG. 1.
The broken lines showing on the flanges in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.
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