End gate for a dump truck body

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the end gate showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the end gate;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the end gate;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the end gate, the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the end gate; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the end gate.

The broken lines shown are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Advertisement for Henderson Manufacturing, Division of Willknight, Inc., Manchester, Iowa, Entitled "Spreader and Dump Body Combo Works Year Around", Published on p. 42 of Government Product News Magazine, Dec. 1998. Product Brochure for Stahl Landmaster Dump Bodies, Stahl/Scott Fetzer, Ohio Published, 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D430091
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 19, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Assignee: Stahl/Scott Fetzer Company (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Joseph G. Smith (Howard, OH), Richard R. Lewellen (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Watts, Hoffmann, Fisher & Heinke, Co., L.P.A.
Application Number: 0/102,194
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Panel Or Door (D12/196)
International Classification: 1216;