Cleat for boats

- Attwood Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is an elevational, perspective view of a cleat for boats showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of one of the sides thereof, the other side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of one end thereof, the other end being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a modified cleat showing my new design thereof;

FIG. 7 is an elevational view of one side of the design of FIG. 6, the other side being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is an elevational view of one end of the design of FIG. 6, the other end being a mirror image.

The broken line showing of a structure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D239258 March 1976 Faul
D301683 June 20, 1989 Whitley, II
4270478 June 2, 1981 Kafka
Other references
  • Perko Catalog No. 240, (Copyright 1981), pp. 16 and 17. L. S. Brown Co. (1983), p. 27. Attwood Product Catalog (1991-1992), pp. 41, 53, and 54. Attwood Product Catalog (1985-1986), pp. 38 and 39. Attwood Product Catalog 1987-1988), pp. 52 and 53.
Patent History
Patent number: D355352
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 14, 1995
Assignee: Attwood Corporation (Lowell, MI)
Inventor: Warwick M. Whitley, II (Lynn Haven, FL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: H. Baynham
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/12,257
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8356