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Patent
   D683461
Priority
Dec 14 2010
Filed
Jun 14 2011
Issued
May 28 2013
Expiry
May 28 2027
Inventors
Cremer, Ax…
Assg.orig
Stryker Tr…
Assg.curr
STRYKER EU…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
8
References
118
Maint.:
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The ornamental design for the hinge coupling, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hinge coupling, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the hinge coupling shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the hinge coupling shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the hinge coupling shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the hinge coupling shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the hinge coupling shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the hinge coupling shown in FIG. 1.
INVENTORS:

Cremer, Axel Bernhard, Mürner, Beat, Busch, Adam, Dominik, Robert

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