Patent
   D661394
Priority
Feb 24 2011
Filed
Feb 24 2011
Issued
Jun 05 2012
Expiry
Jun 05 2026
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
334
131
n/a
The ornamental design for a device jaw, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a device jaw in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the device jaw of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the device jaw of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left, side elevation view of the device jaw of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right, side elevation view of the device jaw of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top, plan view of the device jaw of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom, plan view of the device jaw of FIG. 1.

Broken lines illustrate unclaimed portions of a device jaw and form no part of the claimed design.

Romero, Paul R., Roussell, Andrew P.

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