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US 1,083,566 · App. 29/833,881 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Thimble for rope eye

Inventors: Jim Flowers (Longwood, FL); Douglas J. Worswick (Winter Park, FL)
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Patent No.
US 1,083,566
App. No.
29/833,881
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a thimble for rope eye substantially as shown and described.

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