Slide attachment for playground structure

- The Little Tikes Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a slide attachment for playground structure showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top right front perspective view of the alternate embodiment of a slide attachment for playground structure showing our new design;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 7; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D262818 January 26, 1982 Works
D281985 December 31, 1985 Spirk et al.
D303826 October 3, 1989 Aker
D314996 February 26, 1991 Olsen
D330743 November 3, 1992 Mercer
D334610 April 6, 1993 Aker
D340099 October 5, 1993 Warren et al.
D340965 November 2, 1993 Lee
2620185 December 1952 Harding
Other references
  • The Little Tikes Co.; 1991; p. 82; Slides; Big Slide 4918, play Slide 4108, Jr. Activity Gym 4719. P. 49, Mexico Forge, address unknown. Publication date 1984. Pp. 20 and 21, Climber, Burke Company, Inc., P.O. Box 549, 660 Van Dyne Road, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54936-0594. Publication date 1992. Catalog page, Climber, Gametime, Inc., P.O. Box 121, Fort Payne, Alabama 35967. Publication date 1990. Pp. 52 and 69, Slide, Kompan, Inc., R. D. #2, Box 249, Marathon, New York 13803. Publication date 1991. P. 28, Slide, Landscape Structures, Inc., 601 7th Street South, Delano, Minnesota 55328. Publication date Dec., 1992. P. 46, Slides, Miracle Recreation Equipment Company, P. O. Box 420 Monett, Missouri 65708. Publication date 1992. Pp. 82 and 83, Slides: Iron Mountain Forge, P. O. Box 897, One Iron Mountain Drive, Farmington, Mo. 63640-8097. Publication date 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D355692
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 21, 1995
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: Robert L. Houry (Farmington, MO), Keith D. Ratliff (Farmington, MO)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/15,020
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/244