Bedstead

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a bedstead showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the footboard of the bedstead for convenience of illustration.

The bottom and rear views are not shown and form no part of the claimed design.

The dashed lines indicate environmental elements only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D596 October 1853 Barth
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D225491 December 1972 Keller
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D366162 January 16, 1996 Paus
D368601 April 9, 1996 Cain
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D375850 November 26, 1996 James
Other references
  • Dictionary of Furniture, by Charles Boyce, c1985, Twist turning. Blackwelder, c1979, canopy bed at top right. Woodward and Lothrop Directions, Spring 1993, back cover. Thomasville Furniture Terrace Garden brochure, p. 6, Canopy Bed, No. 25415-505, Oct. 1993. Thomasville Furniture Stone Terrace brochure, p. 4, Canopy Bed, No. 26515, believed to be prior art. Furniture Today, Apr. 18, 1994. Thomasville Furn. Mahogany Collection brochure, Poster bed No. 14511-475, believed to be prior art. Bernhardt Furniture, Napa Valley brochure, p. 15, believed to be prior art. Century Furniture, Villa Domain brochure, cover page, poster bed, believed to be prior art. Poster bed, unknown inventor, unknown magazine, p. 47, believed to be prior art. Klise Manufacturing Co., The Book of Carved Wood Decoration .COPYRGT.1987, pp. 135 and 136.
Patent History
Patent number: D391781
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 1998
Assignee: Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. (Thomasville, NC)
Inventor: Charles C. Cain (High Point, NC)
Primary Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Law Firm: Rhodes, Coats & Bennett, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/61,163
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6393
International Classification: 0601;