Combined toy boat and container for writing instruments

- Binney & Smith Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a combined toy boat and writing instrument container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is the top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is the bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is the rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is the front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an exploded top right front perspective view thereof. The broken lines showing the writing instruments are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Six photocopies of the box and five photographs of the box and product entitled "Toddler Totmobiles Vehicles" by the Little Tikes Company, Hudson, Ohio, .COPYRGT.1991. Six photocopies of the box and four photographs of the box and product entitled "Floating Family" by Fischer-Price, East Aurora, New York .COPYRGT.1975, 1989, 1990. Seven photocopies of the box and five photographs of the box and product entitled "Stack 'n Store Boats" by the Little Tikes Company, Hudson, Ohio .COPYRGT.1994. Four photographs of a plastic boat by Greenwood Plastics, Inc., Asbury Park, New Jersey, date unknown, but applicant became aware of the boat in Jun. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D374467
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 1996
Assignee: Binney & Smith Inc. (Easton, PA)
Inventors: David A. Cziraky (Bethlehem, PA), Nancy A. DeBellis (Bethlehem, PA), Heather D. Semple (Bethlehem, PA)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Law Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/32,847
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/130; Plural Or Combined (D19/36); D9/309