Combined hopper and lid for agricultural planters

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined hopper and lid for agricultural planters, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the design in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 7, the right side being identical;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of both embodiments, shown in juxtaposition with each other.

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Patent History
Patent number: D335293
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 1990
Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
Assignee: Allied Products Corporation (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Larry J. Pingry (Celina, OH), LaVern Kunk (Coldwater, OH)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Sandra Morris
Law Firm: Lockwood, Alex, Fitzgibbon & Cummings
Application Number: 7/571,426
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