Bedstead

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the headboard section of my new design;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the headboard section of my new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the footboard section of my new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the footboard section of my new design;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the footboard section of my new design;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial view of the headboard section of my new design;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial view of the headboard section of my new design; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the footboard section of my new design.

The bottom views (not shown) of the headboard and footboard sections and the rear view (not shown) of the headboard section form no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing of environmental elements is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D81340 June 1930 Kindel
D340593 October 26, 1993 Black
D349614 August 16, 1994 Ferguson
D353949 January 3, 1995 Ferguson
Other references
  • Westminister Bed, The Ralph Lauren Furniture Collection, believed to be prior art. Palmer Plantation Bed, The Palmer Home Collection, Lexington Furniture Industries, pp. 10, 11, and 192, believed to be prior art. Attached photograph of a bed, unknown source, believed to be prior art. Rice Poster Bed, Collector's Cherry Collection, Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., p. 3, believed to be prior art. Spiegel, Spring/Summer 1996, p. 323, bed. Levitz, Nov. 1994, bed at top.
Patent History
Patent number: D423246
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 25, 2000
Assignee: Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. (Thomasville, NC)
Inventor: Charles C. Cain (High Point, NC)
Primary Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Law Firm: Rhodes & Mason, P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/95,064
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6393
International Classification: 0601;