Sheet comprising a plurality of hex-shaped protective bumpers

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sheet comprising a plurality of hex-shaped protective bumpers showing my new design partially broken away to indicate indeterminate length and width, the undisclosed corners being identical to the corners shown;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view;

FIG. 4 is a front view; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

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  • Flyer entitled "Self Adhesive Bumpers" from ITW Fastex Distributor Business, Wood Dale, IL, dated Apr., 1989 (4 pages). ITW Fastex Product Brochure, "Urethane Self-Adhesive Bumpers" (May, 1992). ITW Fastex Product Brochure, "Where the World is Turning for Fastening Solutions," p. 15 (Date Unknown). 3M Technical Bulletin--3M Industrial Tape and Specialties Division (1994). Photographs A-C.
Patent History
Patent number: D416476
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 10, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 16, 1999
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Robert J. Engberg (Fairmont, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Attorney: James J. Trussell
Application Number: 0/59,679
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8402
International Classification: 0809;