Bird house

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a bird house showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof; the opposite side being a mirror image;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1634763 July 1927 Troski
5170747 December 15, 1992 Strangio
Foreign Patent Documents
2040662 September 1980 GBX
Other references
  • Sell Sheet, Bird Houses, Milano Series, 34 MacQuesten Parkway South, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10550. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application. Sell Sheet, Bird Houses, Hyde Bird Feeder Co., 56 Felton Street, P.O. Box 168, Waltham, Mass. 02254. Publication date Fall-Winter 1991. P. 7, Bird Houses, Opus Inc., P.O. Box 525, Bellingham, Mass. 02019. Publication date 1991. P. 31, Bird Houses, Heath Manufacturing Company, P.O. Box 105, Coopersville, Mich. 49404-1239. Publication date 1989. Catalog Page, Bird House, Wildlife Products, P.O. Box 363, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 54495. Publication date Jan. 1990. Catalog Page, Bird Houses, Superior Wood Products Inc., P.O.Box 676, Tahleguah, Okla. 74465. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application. Pp. 14 and 15, Bird Houses, Duncraft, street address unknown, Penacook, N.H., Publication date 1984. Catalog Page, Bird House, Hyde Bird Feeder Co., 56 Felton Street, P.O. Box 168, Waltham, Mass. 02254. Publication date 1975-1976. Popular Mechanics; Mar. 1946; p. 176; Bird Houses bottom page. House Beautiful; Mar. 1966; p. 105; Gingerbread Bird House.
Patent History
Patent number: D347302
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 1992
Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Wade A. F. Maple (Sherrills Ford, NC)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 7/928,196
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bird House (D30/110)