Toy castle

- The Little Tikes Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a toy castle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top right front perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a toy castle showing my new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of an alternate embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of an alternate embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of an alternate embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view of an alternate embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the alternate embodiment; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the alternate embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D372056
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 23, 1996
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventor: John J. Norton (Stow, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Assistant Examiner: R. Barkai
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/34,524
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/114; D21/119