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 top plan view thereof, in a reduced scale;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof, in reduced scale;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof; the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a top right front perspective view of the base of the sandbox shown with the lid removed;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the sandbox base; the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the sandbox base; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the sandbox base, in reduced scale.

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Patent History
Patent number: D352986
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 13, 1993
Date of Patent: Nov 29, 1994
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: Robert L. Houry (Solon, OH), James R. Nagy (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/6,994
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/252