Playground assembly support member

- Roadmaster Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, front perspective view of a playground assembly support member showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a reduced rear perspective view thereof, the broken line showing of the right support memeber and swing set is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D387119
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 1997
Assignee: Roadmaster Corporation (Olney, IL)
Inventors: Charles W. Bookstaver (Olney, IL), Samuel G. Smith (Starkville, MS), Frank Mercurio (Wallingford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorney: Steven P. Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Shurtz
Application Number: 0/55,865
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/246; D21/240
International Classification: 2103;