Patent
   D729294
Priority
Aug 26 2013
Filed
Aug 26 2013
Issued
May 12 2015
Expiry
May 12 2029
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a gripper for automated ruckers, reruckers, deruckers and/or skin brakes, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a gripper showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIGS. 8 and 9 are exemplary perspective environmental views illustrating the gripper in an exemplary use environment associated with a rocker;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of a gripper showing my design;

FIG. 11 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 15 is top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIGS. 17 and 18 are exemplary perspective environmental views illustrating the gripper in an exemplary use environment associated with a rucker.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Lowder, Matthew D.

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