Flexible pipe joint

Description

FIG. 1 shows a front view of a flexible pipe joint showing our new design;

FIG. 2 shows a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 shows a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 shows a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 shows a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 shows a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 shows a top, front and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 shows a bottom, rear and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 10 shows a top, front and left side perspective view thereof in use with flanges.

The flanges shown in broken lines in FIG. 10 is for the purpose of illustrating the environment only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a flexible pipe joint, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Hayashi; Kaneyoshi (Kawaguchi, JP), Hayashi; Shigeyoshi (Kawaguchi, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type SANKEI GIKEN CO., LTD. Kawaguchi-Shi, Saitama N/A JP
Assignee:	SANKEI GIKEN CO., LTD. (Kawaguchi-Shi, Saitama, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/604,841
Filed:	May 22, 2017

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 22, 2016 [JP]			2016-027864

Current U.S. Class:	D23/262
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D23/259,262-266,268 ;138/121,118,173,177 ;285/223,226-227,235,285.1 ;D8/382

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Other References

A product catalog of a flexible joint FLONEX .alpha. T-3 manufactured by TOZEN Corporation dated Sep. 14, 2015. cited by applicant . A product catalog of a flexible joint FLONEX .alpha. manufactured by TOZEN Corporation dated Nov. 24, 2015. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Goodman; Eric L
Assistant Examiner: Wierenga; Amy C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Yokoi & Co., U.S.A. Yokoi; Toshiyuki