Backstop

- Walmart Apollo, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of backstop for shelving according to a first embodiment, as shown and described;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the backstop implemented on shelving according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an isometric view of the backstop implemented on shelving according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an isometric view of backstop for shelving according to a second embodiment, as shown and described;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a back view thereof according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view thereof according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view thereof according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 17 is an isometric view of the backstop implemented on shelving according to the second embodiment; and,

FIG. 18 is an isometric view of the backstop implemented on shelving according to the second embodiment.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a backstop, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1143715
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 2024
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 2026
Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR)
Inventors: Christopher Paul Milam (Cave Springs, AR), Ronald Andrew March (Bentonville, AR), Nancy Lopez-Arroyo (Rogers, AR), Justin Lee Maloney (Rogers, AR), Katie Marie Lafferty (Bentonville, AR), Clancy Monroe Milam (Cave Springs, AR)
Primary Examiner: George A Bugg
Assistant Examiner: Amber R Lee
Application Number: 29/926,322
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/702