Sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers

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Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary isometric view of a sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers showing my new design. The lower and right edges of the sheet member are mirror images of the upper and left edges thereof, and have been broken away to indicate indeterminate length and width. The bumper pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the length and width of the article;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top end elevational view of the sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D383311
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 12, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Robert J. Engberg (Fairmont, MN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, Leland D. Schultz
Application Number: 0/47,731
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 5/61; D5/53; D5/99
International Classification: 0599;