Guide roller

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a guide roller;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side view showing the guide roller in use with a pulley, the broken lines forming no part of the claim.

The subject article is a guide roller which can be used for rotatably supporting a pulley for guiding cutting wire or the like. The guide roller comprises a housing including bearings and a central shaft partly inserted into the housing. As shown in FIG. 7, a pulley is mounted on the outer periphery of the housing which rotates around the central shaft. A left side view of the guide roller is a mirror image of the right side view thereof. A bottom view of the guide roller is a mirror image of the top view thereof.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a guide roller, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Shikama; Yoshitaka (Kanagawa, JP), Honda; Koji (Kanagawa, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Shikama; Yoshitaka Honda; Koji Kanagawa Kanagawa N/A N/A JP JP
Assignee:	Miki Pulley Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/406,757
Filed:	November 18, 2011

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/360
Current International Class:	0805
Field of Search:	;D8/399,382,349,397,394,70,360,356,354 ;411/429,432,918,179,180 ;D23/262 ;285/321 ;403/114,115,145,146 ;81/177.7,177.75,177.85 ;29/525.2,592

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Primary Examiner: Underwood; Cynthia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC