Bracket or the like

- Kohler Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bracket or the like showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

The fragmentary broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7 are for the purposes of illustration only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D24682 September 1895 Flanagen
D216458 January 1970 Nestrock
D282885 March 11, 1986 Jarrett
D289369 April 21, 1987 Foshee
2797950 July 1957 Michael
Other references
  • Sweets 1985, p. 11, bar bracket, item A, located upper left hand corner. Sweets, 1975, p. 16, Laurence Brochure, bar rail brackets, item No. 900 and 904, located at bottom of page. Five pages from a 1987 (admitted prior art) catalog from Tubular Specialties Manufacturing showing 3 styles of rail brackets. P. 64 from a 1987 (admitted prior art) catalog from Tubular Specialties Manufacturing showing a ball top rail endpiece.
Patent History
Patent number: D320151
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 1991
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 1991
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Mary J. Reid (Sheboygan, WI), William C. McKeone (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: H. Baynham
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 7/674,712
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8363