Frame for message board

Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a frame for message board showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; the bottom plan view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D354087
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 1994
Date of Patent: Jan 3, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Office Products Inc. (Maryville, TN)
Inventors: Thomas Dunlap (Addison, IL), James Hofman (Bloomingdale, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Marcus Jackson
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/21,379