Tailgate latch

- Deere & Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tailgate latch showing my new design, the broken-line depiction of a second latch and tailgate assembly being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged opposite end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D167938 October 1952 Grindstad
D292369 October 20, 1987 Greco
D294452 March 1, 1988 Bakula
2208691 July 1940 Voth
2246358 June 1941 Jelinet et al.
2491417 December 1949 Pflantz et al.
2542795 February 1951 Clement et al.
2628127 February 1953 Palsgrove et al.
3147031 September 1964 Olander
Other references
  • John Deere AMT 600 Literature, issue date Feb. 1988, published by Deere & Company, Moline, Ill. Operator's Manual AMT 600 All Material Transporter, Issue OM-W38899 Issue A7, published by Deere & Company, Moline, Ill., 1987.
Patent History
Patent number: D311856
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 1988
Date of Patent: Nov 6, 1990
Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Inventor: Franklin E. Tousaw (Embro)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Application Number: 7/235,071
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8331; D/8344