Sandbox

- The Little Tikes Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a sandbox showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof; the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top right front view of the base of the sandbox shown with the lid removed;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the sandbox base;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of the sandbox base;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of the sandbox base; the opposite side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the sandbox base.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D257055 September 23, 1980 Ferretti
D280436 September 3, 1985 Mariol
D282862 March 4, 1986 Mariol
D308088 May 22, 1990 Mariol
D311432 October 16, 1990 Cattoni
D334789 April 13, 1993 Fish
3708807 January 1973 Chase
4045019 August 30, 1977 Wade
4515360 May 7, 1985 Mariol
5205791 April 27, 1993 Pledger
Foreign Patent Documents
906062 September 1962 GBX
Other references
  • Sears Roebuck Cat. 1955, p. 878 as shown. House and garden, May 1958, p. 154 bottom of the page. P. 19, Sandbox; Fisher-Price, 620 Girard Ave., East Aurora, N.Y. 14052-1879. Publication date-1989. P. 76, Sandboxes; The Little Tikes Company, 2180 Barlow Road, Hudson, Ohio 44236. Publication date-1991.
Patent History
Patent number: D346421
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 1, 1993
Date of Patent: Apr 26, 1994
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: Jeffery G. Martin (Hudson, OH), John R. Nottingham (Chagrin Falls, OH), John W. Spirk, Jr. (Moreland Hills, OH)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/4,274
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/252