Playground activity apparatus

- The Little Tikes Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a playground activity apparatus showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a swing set is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D377074
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 1996
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: William K. Ford (Hudson, OH), Matthew R. Fuligni (Twinsburg, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/41,126
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/243