Scraper panels for golf cart mat

- MACNEIL IP LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a golf cart mat incorporating our design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective detail of FIG. 1, showing a left scraper panel;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective detail of FIG. 1, showing a right scraper panel that is a mirror image of the left scraper panel;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along Line 8-8 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along Line 9-9 of FIG. 3.

The bottom of the mat is unadorned and forms no portion of the claimed design. The broken lines shown illustrate environment that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for scraper panels for golf cart mat, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D983717
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 2021
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2023
Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC (Bolingbrook, IL)
Inventors: Keith Lawrence (Westmont, IL), Benjamin Popper (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Giang Hoang Tran
Application Number: 29/797,861
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