Sled

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

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

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

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D386449
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 7, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Timm J. Fenton (New Canaan, CT), Sergio Photiadis (Athens)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/51,257
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Toboggan Or Skimming Type (D12/11)
International Classification: 1214;