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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Niall J Duffy, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
745025 ; 745023 ;
Abstract
A guide wire cover including a parabolic arcuate forward end portion and including an upper and lower arcuate surface extending rearwardly into cooperating rear terminal ends terminating in a coextensive linear edge parallel to and arranged medially of the forward arcuate surface of the apparatus defining a sheath slidably mounted in cooperation with a guide wire and extending coextensively therewith. The sheath may further include a coextensive interior liner formed interiorly of the sheath mounted within a stepped floor of the sheath to define a coextensive interior arcuate surface to provide a surface resistant to premature erosion in cooperation with the associated guide wire.