Post for cart

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a post for cart showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right side lateral view thereof, the left side lateral view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top front perspective view of the post for cart illustrating its configuration within a cart. The broken line showing of a cart is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D379705
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc. (Winchester, VA)
Inventors: Paul E. Delmerico (Winchester, VA), Brad Forrest (Cary, NC), Brian Leonard (Durham, NC), Joel Wittkamp (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/47,474
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/27); With Hollow Core (D25/122)
International Classification: 1202;