US D1,145,840 S1Grant
Connecting rod
Issue Date:2026-09-01
•1 Claims
•6 Drawing Sheets
Abstract
Metadata
Assignee
- Race Winning Brands, Inc.
Inventors
- Bryce Mulvey
- Clayton Brown
Application Information
Application Number:US 29/977,678
Filing Date:2024-12-10
Priority Date:2024-12-10
Art Unit:2964
Classifications
Field of Search:
F02D 41/0002F02D 2200/0406F02D 41/18
Patent Drawings (6 sheets)
Description
[0001] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the connecting rod of the present invention;
[0002] FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the connecting rod of the present invention;
[0003] FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the connecting rod of the present invention;
[0004] FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the connecting rod of the present invention;
[0005] FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the connecting rod of the present invention;
[0006] FIG. 6 is a top view of the connecting rod of the present invention; and,
[0007] FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the connecting rod of the present invention.
[0008] The broken lines depict portions of the connecting rod that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
CLAIM
The ornamental design for a connecting rod, as shown and described.
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