Playground and activity structure

- The Little Tikes Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a playground and activity structure showing our new design. The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D355693
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 21, 1995
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: Kevin R. Aker (Hudson, OH), Robert L. Houry (Farmington, MO), Keith D. Ratliff (Farmington, MO)
Primary Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/15,110
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/244