Panel with steps for playground structure

- The Little Tikes Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a panel with steps 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; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D358442
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1993
Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: 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: 0/14,991
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/245; D21/109