Playground structure with circular slide

- The Little Tikes Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a playground structure with circular slide showing our new 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 line showing of openings are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Popular Science; Jan. 1989; p. 95; Playground Unit Top of Page. Pp. 27 and 46, Play activity, Big Toys, 7717 New Market Street, Olympia, Washington 98501. Publication date Jan. 1991. 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. P. 45, Climber, Gametime, Inc., P.O. Box 121, Fort Payne, Alabama 35967. Publication date 1990. Catalog page, Climber, Gametime, Inc., P.O. Box 121, Fort Payne, Alabama 35967. Publication date 1992. Pp. 6 and 7, Climber, Gametime, Inc., P.O. Box 121, Fort Payne, Alabama 35967. Publication date 1991. Catalog page, Climber, Play Designs, P.O. Box 427, 315 Cherry Street, New Berlin, Pennsylvania 17855. Publication date 1992. P. 69, Climber, Kompan, Inc., R.D. #2, Box 249, Marathon, New York 13803. Publication date 1991. Pp. 16 and 17, Climber, Landscape Structures, Inc., 601 7th Street South, Delano, Minnesota 55328. Publication date Dec., 1992. P. 11, Climber, Play Designs, P.O. Box 427, 315 Cherry Street, New Berlin, Pennsylvania 17855. Pbulication date 1992. P. 16, Play structure, Quality Industries, Inc., Hillsdale Industrial Park, P.O. Box 765, Hillsdale, Michigan 49242-0765. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application. Pp. 14, 15, 17, 19 and 24, Playground structures; Iron Mountain Forge, P.O. Box 897, One Iron Mountain Drive, Farmington, Mo. 63640-8097. Publication date 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D361614
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 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: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/14,994
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/244