Pulling eye

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pulling eye according to a first embodiment, where the broken line showing of a head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment, where the broken line showing of an aperture in the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment showing a first alternative for connecting the head portion of the pulling eye to a barrel portion of the pulling eye, where the broken line showings of the head portion of the pulling eye and a screw portion of the barrel portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment showing a second alternative for connecting the head portion of the pulling eye to the barrel portion of the pulling eye, where the broken line showing of the head portion of the pulling eye is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a pulling eye according to a second embodiment, where the broken line showings of intersections of a diagonal marking and parallel markings of the pulling eye and a head portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the pulling eye according to the second embodiment, where the broken line showings of the intersections of the diagonal marking and the parallel markings of the pulling eye and the head portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the pulling eye according to the second embodiment, where the broken line showings of the intersections of the diagonal marking and the parallel markings of the pulling eye and the head portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the pulling eye according to the second embodiment, where the broken line showings of the intersections of the diagonal marking and the parallel markings of the pulling eye and the head portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 14 is an exploded view of the pulling eye according to the second embodiment showing a first alternative for connecting the head portion of the pulling eye to a barrel portion of the pulling eye, where the broken line showings of the intersection of the diagonal marking and the parallel marking of the pulling eye, the head portion of the pulling eye, and a screw portion of the barrel portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 15 is an exploded view of the pulling eye according to the second embodiment showing a second alternative for connecting the head portion of the pulling eye to the barrel portion of the pulling eye, where the broken line showings of the intersection of the diagonal marking and the parallel marking of the pulling eye and the head portion of the pulling eye are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design;

The left side view of the pulling eye according to the second embodiment is not shown, as it is identical to the left side view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5.

The front view and rear view of the pulling eye according to the second embodiment are not shown, as they are identical to the front view and rear view of the pulling eye according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a pulling eye, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Deese; Myron D. (Carrollton, GA)
Assignee:	Southwire Company (Carrollton, GA)
Appl. No.:	D/340,663
Filed:	July 23, 2009

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/382
Current International Class:	0808
Field of Search:	;D8/383,367,356,349,382 ;24/115A,122.6 ;254/134.3R ;403/275,379.5,165.2

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Primary Examiner: Baynham; Holly H
Assistant Examiner: Lane; Sheryl
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hope Baldauff Hartman LLC