Caster cover

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a caster cover showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of a pole and a partial wheel is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Form, Feb. 1988, p. 20, caster circled at bottom of page. P. 7, Caster covers; Darcor Casters, address unknown. Publication date Jan. 15, 1986. P. 164, Caster covers; United Stationers Supply Company, 2200 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. Publication date 1991. Catalog page, Caster cover; Advanced Equipment, 236 Westhampton Ave., Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743. Published at least as early as Jan., 1994. Sell sheet, Caster covers; Lumex, A Division of Lumex, Inc., 100 Spencer St., Bay Shore, New York 11706-2290. Publication date Mar., 1994. Pp. 23 and 36, Caster covers; Lumex, A Division of Lumex, Inc., 100 Spence St., Bay Shore, New York 11706-2290. Publication date 1993. P. 10, Caster covers; Carex Health Care Products, A Division of Acorn Development Companies, Inc., 39 Tompkins Point Rd., Newark, New Jersey 07114. Publication date 1994/95.
Patent History
Patent number: D382465
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc. (Statesville, NC)
Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal (Statesville, NC), Brian H. Leonard (Durham, NC), Joel M. Wittkamp (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/46,405
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8375
International Classification: 0808;