Table with removable tray and/or insert

- Park Ohio Industries Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a table with a removable tray according to an embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the table and removable tray of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the table and removable tray of FIG. 1, the rear elevational view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the table and removable tray of FIG. 1, the other side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the table of FIG. 1 with another form of removable tray according to another embodiment of our design;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary cross-section of the tray and table assembly shown in FIG. 5 along the line 6--6;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the table and removable tray of FIG. 5, the rear and both side elevational views being identical;

FIG. 8-10 are top plan views of the table of FIG. 1 with different inserts in the top thereof having different patterns according to still further embodiments of our design; and,

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary cross-section of the insert and table assembly shown in FIG. 8 along the line 11--11, the cross sections of FIGS. 9 and 10 are identical.

The bottom views of the tables illustrated in FIGS. 1-11 are not ornamental and are therefore not shown.

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D346704 May 10, 1994 Grosfillex
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4467730 August 28, 1984 Borichevsky
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Other references
  • Interiors-Oct. '86, p. 51 table top, top left. Official Gazette Abstract for U.S. Pat. No. 4,974,526 (Dec. 4, 1990). Official Gazette Abstract For U.S. Pat. No. 4,107,897 (Aug. 27, 1978). Best Catalog, Spring 1993, p. 38. Exhibit A, Stacking Table, Manufacturer Unknown-undated. Exhibit B, Stacking Table, Syroco undated. Exhibit C, Stacking Table, Syroco-undated. Exhibit D, Left, Stacking Table Backyard Products, Inc. Erie, Pa.-undated. Exhibit D, Right, Stacking Table, Grosfillex, Copyright 1990. Exhibit E, Table and Tray Combination, Rubbermaid, Wooster, Ohio, "Jan. 1993" Mold Marking.
Patent History
Patent number: D359406
Type: Grant
Filed: May 11, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 1995
Assignee: Park Ohio Industries Inc. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Edward F. Crawford (Waite Hill, OH), Felix J. Tarorick (Independence, OH), Terry M. Philips (Willoughby, OH)
Primary Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Law Firm: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar
Application Number: 0/8,198
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6484; D/6349; D/6397