Coupling assembly

Description

FIG. 1 is an upper left perspective view of a coupling assembly shown in a position of use, coupling a first pipe to a second pipe, an upper right perspective view being the same;

FIG. 2 is a lower left perspective view of FIG. 1, a lower right perspective view being the same;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of FIG. 1, a rear elevation view being the same;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 1, a right side elevation view being the same;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is cross-section view of a first half of FIG. 1 taken along lines 6-6 of FIG. 1, other half cross-sections being mirror images thereof;

FIG. 7 is an upper left perspective view of a coupling assembly, an upper right perspective view being the same;

FIG. 8 is a lower left perspective view of FIG. 7, a lower right perspective view being the same;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of FIG. 7, a rear elevation view being the same;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 7, a right side elevation view being the same;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is cross-section view of a first half of FIG. 7 taken along lines 12-12 of FIG. 7, other half cross-sections being mirror images thereof.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a coupling assembly, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Knapp; Mark (Ravenna, OH)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type SpringSeal, Inc. Ravenna OH US
Assignee:	Springseal, Inc. (Ravenna, OH)
Family ID:	41378881
Appl. No.:	D/613,496
Filed:	August 10, 2017

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	14249608	Apr 10, 2014	9752711
	12471576	May 26, 2009	8727387

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Current U.S. Class:	D23/262
Current CPC Class:	F16L25/0036 20130101; F16L27/1136 20130101; F16L17/025 20130101; F16L25/12 20130101; F16L25/0054 20130101; F16L27/1085 20130101; F16L25/14 20130101; F16L21/03 20130101; F16L2201/10 20130101
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D23/292,269,264-266,262 ;285/110,179,235,260,319,369,417,423,903,921,18,229,236,252,294.1,323,337,373

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Primary Examiner: Goodman; Eric L
Assistant Examiner: Wierenga; Amy C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP Yirga, Esq.; John A.

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