Sneeze guard

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sneeze guard of a first embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the sneeze guard, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof, an additional sneeze guard being shown by means of broken lines for illustrative purposes only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Darling Displays, center top of p. 28. Darling Displays, top left, item E30, p. 52. Sneeze Guards, Lawrence Metal Products, Inc., Bay Shore, N.Y., pp. 52 and 53, Circa. 1990. Clear-View Sneeze Guards, Crescent Metal Products, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, pp. 1-4, 1988. ProTec, Ship'n Out Co., Brewster, N.Y., pp. 1-8, 1988. Sneeze Guards, Continental Carlisle, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma pp. 1-3 and 6-8, 1990. Buffet Style Protector Guards, Seco, Washington, Missouri pp. 1 and 2, 1990. Sneeze Guards, Lavi Industries, Valencia, California, p. 12 1989.
Patent History
Patent number: D337462
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 1992
Date of Patent: Jul 20, 1993
Inventors: Peter A. LaVaute (Hallsville, MO), Sydney W. Baumgartner (Hallsville, MO)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Senniger, Powers, Leavitt & Roedel
Application Number: 7/836,441
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6491; D/6313; D/6449; Element Or Attachment (D15/138)