Tree root ball basket

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a tree root ball basket showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of an alternate embodiment thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 4.

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Patent History
Patent number: D311666
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 10, 1987
Date of Patent: Oct 30, 1990
Assignee: Great Western Manufacturing Co. (McMinnville, TN)
Inventor: Alfred N. Burke (Warren County, TN)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Gravely, Lieder & Woodruff
Application Number: 7/95,514
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/1