Playground apparatus

- The Little Tikes Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a playground apparatus showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D377075
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 10, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 1996
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: Kenneth D. Temple (Twinsburg, OH), Christopher G. Walter (Suffield, OH)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/41,216
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/244