Base for playground structure

- The Little Tikes Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a base for playground structure showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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D281985 December 31, 1985 Spirk et al.
D303826 October 3, 1989 Aker
D334610 April 6, 1993 Aker
D344773 March 1, 1994 Aker et al.
5230186 July 27, 1993 Hammonds et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
534058 March 1993 DEX
Other references
  • Popular Science; Jan. 1989; p. 95; playground unit top of page. Page 29, Playground structure, Custom Structures, 670 Mercer Road, P.O. Box 1880, Butler, Pa. 16001. Publication date 1989. Catalog page, Arched bridge, Gametime, Inc., P.O. Box 121, Fort Payne, Ala. 35967. Publication date 1991. Page 10, Arched bridge, Landscape Structures, Inc., 607 7th Street South, Delano, Minn. 55328. Publication date Nov. 25, 1991. Page 32, Arch bridge, Play Designs, P.O. Box 427, 315 Cherry Street, New Berlin, Pa. 17855. Publication date 1992. Page 37, Play structure, Quality Industries, Inc., Hillsdale Industrial Park, P.O. Box 765, Hillsdale, Mich. 49242-0765. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application. Page 12, Arched bridge, SMP (Playgrounds) Ltd., Pound Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8EJ, England. Publication date 1989. Page 82, Steel deck; Iron Mountain Forge, P.O. Box 897, One Iron Mountain Drive, Farmington, Mo. 63640-8097. Publication date 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D353868
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Dec 27, 1994
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: Robert L. Houry (Farmington, MO), Keith D. Ratliff (Farmington, MO)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/15,105
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/240