Extended wide step running board for van or truck

- Owens Products, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an extended wide step running board for van or truck showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 3 is an end elevation view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an extended wide step running board for van or truck showing a second embodiment of our new design the only differences being in the addition of a tubular illuminating strip extending along and facing downward and laterally outward from the enlarged top most groove thereof and a textured surfacing applied to and extending along the central horizontal portion of the running board; and

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of FIG. 7 on a reduced scale.

The running board has been broken away at the left end in FIGS. 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 for convenience of illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D257532 November 18, 1980 Okland
D258128 February 3, 1981 Baker
D261133 October 6, 1981 Makela
D272430 January 31, 1984 Minichillo et al.
D278329 April 9, 1985 Baker et al.
Other references
  • J. C. Whitney Catalog No. 478J, .COPYRGT.1986, p. 69, Aluminium Running Board with Safety Step Rubber Inserts & High-Back Running Board, lower left & right side of page respectively.
Patent History
Patent number: D305323
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 1987
Date of Patent: Jan 2, 1990
Assignee: Owens Products, Inc. (Sturgis, MI)
Inventors: James E. Anderson (Sturgis, MI), Samuel R. Carlin (Sturgis, MI)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis
Application Number: 7/65,522
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