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Suspension spring |
| D603303 |
Suspension spring
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| Patent Drawings: | |
| Inventor: |
Noble, et al. |
| Date Issued: |
November 3, 2009 |
| Application: |
D/329,359 |
| Filed: |
December 12, 2008 |
| Inventors: |
Noble; Shawn D. (Naperville, IL)
Forrest; Christopher W. (Auburn, IN)
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| Assignee: |
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. (Itasca, IL) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Nelson; T. Chase |
| Assistant Examiner: |
Pratt; Michael A |
| Attorney Or Agent: |
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP |
| U.S. Class: |
D12/160 |
| Field Of Search: |
D12/400; D12/340; D12/161; D12/159; D12/120; D12/118; D12/114; 280/11.225; 280/86.752; 188/315; 188/316; 188/298; 188/274; 188/281; 188/286; 188/297; 293/134; 267/195; 279/2.01; 279/2.17 |
| International Class: |
1216 |
| U.S Patent Documents: |
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| Foreign Patent Documents: |
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| Other References: |
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| Abstract: |
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| Claim: |
CLAIM The ornamental design for a suspension spring, as shown and described. |
| 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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